Wemyss

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Weems

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic uaimh (“cave”) +‎ -es (“place of”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /wiːmz/

Proper noun

Wemyss (countable and uncountable, plural Wemysses)

1. A parish in Fife council area, Scotland.
2. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Derived terms

• East Wemyss
• Wemyss Bay
• West Wemyss

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wemyss is the 73215^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 265 individuals. Wemyss is most common among White (94.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wemyss”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.