McCormick (surname)

McCormick, McCormack
Family name
Meaning	"son of Cormac'"
Region of origin	Ireland, Scotland
Language(s) of origin	Irish, Scottish
Related names	Cormack, MacCormack, McCormack, McCormick, MacCormick, Cormac, Cormach, Cormich, Cormiche
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McCormick (or McCormack) is a family name (surname) that originated in Ireland and Scotland. Spelling variations: Cormack, MacCormack, McCormack, McCormick, MacCormick, Cormac, Cormach, Cormich and Cormiche. It comes from the first name of the original bearer. A person whose father was named Cormac would identify as Mc (i.e. "son of") Cormac; the combination was continued as the family name by subsequent generations.

Cormac is translated literally as "Charioteer, Warrior". The name was a very popular choice of names by parents in medieval times: this was due to the influences of the Saint of the same name. Saint Cormac was the first Bishop of Cashel an important diocese in the south of Ireland. Cashel was also the King of Munster and responsible for a famous book of Psalms, the Cashel Psalter, he died in battle in AD 908. In those days the McCormack was the name of a powerful Sept (Clan or Family) in the county of Longford.

In 1576, 1598 and 1600, MacCormicks are recorded as leading gentry in County Cork^[2] and one, of Muskerry, was influential enough to raise a large force to assist Desmond in the Elizabethan wars. The Annals of the Four Masters record the deaths of several prominent MacCormicks of County Fermanagh; the last of these died in 1431.

Another possible derivation of the name is that it comes from the gaelic Mac Cormaic which comes from corb and mac meaning "Ravenson".^[3]

1 Mac, Mc prefix
2 Business
3 Education
4 Entertainment
5 Fiction
6 Law
7 Literature
8 Navy
9 Politics
10 Sports
11 Other
12 See also
13 References

Mac, Mc prefix

Scottish and Irish patronymic surnames frequently have the prefix Mac or Mc. When these surnames were originally developed, they were formed by adding the Gaelic word, mac, which means son of, to the name of the original bearer's father, or to the father's trade.

Business

Cyrus McCormick (1809–1884), US inventor and businessman
Daniel McCormick (1739/40-1834), Scottish-born US businessman and banker
Harold Fowler McCormick (1872–1941), US businessman, son of Cyrus McCormick
Joseph B. McCormick, head of a branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
L. Hamilton McCormick (1859–1934), US inventor and businessman, nephew of Cyrus McCormick
Leander J. McCormick (1819–1900), US businessman and philanthropist
Mark McCormack (1930–2003), US advertising and marketing person
Robert Hall McCormick (1780–1846), US inventor, father of Cyrus McCormick
Robert R. McCormick (1880–1955), US newspaper publisher
William McCormick (b. 1939), US businessman and government ambassador
William Sanderson McCormick (1815–1865), US businessman, brother of Cyrus McCormick

Education

Bruce H. McCormick (1928–2007), US professor of computer scientist at Texas A&M University
Charles T. McCormick (1889–1963), US professor of law and Dean at The University of Texas, the University of North Carolina, and Northwestern University
Derek McCormack (f. 1990-2000s), New Zealand professor and administrator of the Auckland University of Technology
Gavan McCormack (f. 1980-2000s), Australian-born visiting Professor of Social Science at the International Christian University in Tokyo
John McCormick (b. 1954), professor of Political Science at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Richard L. McCormick (b. 1947), US professor and university administrator at Rutgers University and the University of Washington
Samuel McCormick (1858–1928), US professor and administrator of the University of Pittsburgh

Entertainment

Adetokumboh McCormack (f. 1990-2000s), Sierra Leone-born US film and television actor
Carolyn McCormick (b. 1959), US film and television actress
Catherine McCormack (b. 1972), English film actress
Danielle McCormack (f. 1990-2000s), English television actress
David McCormack (b. 1968), Australian singer and songwriter
Eric McCormack (b. 1963), Canadian-born US television, Broadway and film actor
F. J. McCormick (1889–1947), Irish theater and film actor
Franklyn MacCormack (1906–1971), US radio personality
Gayle McCormick (f. 1960-1970s), US female popular-music singer
Haley McCormick (bc. 1985), American television and film actress
Jill McCormick (b. 1977), US fashion model
John McCormack (1884–1945), Irish singer
Larry McCormick (1933–2004), US television personality
Lisa McCormick (f. 1990-2000s), US female singer and songwriter
Mary McCormack (b. 1969), US television, Broadway and film actress
Matt McCormick (f. 1990-2000s), US film producer and director
Maureen McCormick (b. 1956), US television and film actress
Megan McCormick (b. 1973), US television personality
Pat McCormick, US film actor and screenwriter
Pat McCormick (f. 1950-1980s), US television personality
Patty McCormack (b. 1945), US film, Broadway and television actress
Peter Dodds McCormick (1834?-1916), Australian songwriter, composer of Australian anthem
Robert "Mack" McCormick (b. 1930), US musicologist and folklorist

Fiction

Cliff McCormack, fictional character on The CW television series Veronica Mars
Dan McCormick, fictional character in the film Man Made Monster
Kenny McCormick, fictional character in the animated series South Park.
Ren McCormack, fictional character in the film Footloose
Clive McCormack, fictional character in the video game The Getaway
Helen and Bartley McCormick, fictional characters in the "[(The Cripple of Inishmaan)]" (play by [(Martin McDonagh)] )

Law

Andrew Phelps McCormick (1832–1916), US federal judge
Michael McCormack (bc. 1937), US state judge (Nebraska)
William J. McCormack (f. 1980-1990s), Mauritius-born Canadian Chief of Police

Literature

Derek McCormack (f. 1990-2000s), Canadian writer
Malky McCormick (b. 1943), Scottish cartoonist and caricaturist

Navy

Alexander McCormick, Jr. (1897–1918), US pilot in World War I
Robert McCormick (explorer) (1800–1890), British Royal Navy surgeon, explorer and naturalist
Lynde D. McCormick (1895–1956), Four-Star Admiral, Commander in Chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet, First supreme allied commander of all NATO forces in the Atlantic
Malinda M. McCormick (2006- present), AZ2

Politics

Dale McCormick (b. 1947), US senator from Maine
Ellen McCormack (bc. 1926), US third-party candidate for US President in 1980
Henry C. McCormick (1839–1902), US Representative from Pennsylvania
James Robinson McCormick (1824–1897), US Representative from Missouri
John William McCormack (1891-198), US Representative from Massachusetts and Speaker of the House
Joseph Medill McCormick (1877–1925), US Representative and Senator from Illinois
Larry McCormick (b. 1940), Canadian Member of Parliament
Michael McCormack, Australian Member of Parliament
Mike McCormack (b. 1921), US Representative from Washington
Norma McCormick (b. 1944), Canadian Member of the Legislative Assembly
Pádraic McCormack (b. 1942), Irish delegate to Teachta Dála
Richard Cunningham McCormick (1832–1901), Governor of Arizona Territory and US Representative from New York
Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849–1919), US diplomat
Ruth Hanna McCormick (1880–1944), US Representative from Illinois
Sean McCormack (f. 1990-2000s), US Assistant Secretary of State
Terri McCormick, US member of Wisconsin House of Representatives
William McCormack (1879–1947), Australian politician, Premier of Queensland

Sports

Alan McCormack (b. 1984), Irish athlete in football
Andrew McCormick (b. 1967), New Zealand-born Japanese athlete in rugby
Chris McCormack (b. 1973), Australian athlete in triathlon
Cody McCormick (b. 1983), Canadian athlete in ice hockey
Damien McCormack (b. 1987), Australian athlete in football
Debbie McCormick (b. 1974), Canadian-born American female athlete in curling
Don McCormack (b. 1955), US athlete in baseball
Ernie McCormick (1906–1991), Australian athlete in cricket
Fergie McCormick (b. 1939), New Zealand rugby player
Fergal McCormack (b. 1974), Irish athlete in hurling and football
Frank McCormick (1911–1982), US athlete in baseball
Hugh J. McCormick (1854–1911), Canadian athlete in speed skating, World Professional Speed Skating Champion 1890-92
Jim McCormick (1856–1918), Scottish-born US athlete in baseball
Jim McCormick US athlete in football
John McCormack (Scottish boxer) (b. 1935), Scottish athlete in boxing
Kelly McCormick (b. 1960), US female athlete in diving
Luke McCormick (b. 1983), English athlete in football
Mike McCormack (b. 1930), US athlete and coach in football
Mike McCormick (b. 1938), US athlete in baseball
Pat McCormick (b. 1930), US female athlete in diving
Ross McCormack (b. 1986), Scottish athlete in football
Stan McCormick (f. 1940-1970s), English athlete and coach in rugby
Steve McCormack (bc. 1973), Scottish coach in rugby
Tim McCormick (b. 1962), US athlete in basketball

Other

Doyle McCormack, US railroad preservationist
Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872–1932), US socialite and opera patron
John Wesley McCormick (1754–1837), early US settler in Indiana
Katherine McCormick (1875–1967), US biologist, suffragette, philanthropist
John Wesley McCormick (1754–1837), early US settler in Indiana
Malky McCormick, Scotland's best known cartoonist and caricaturist
Nancy Fowler McCormick (1835–1923), US philanthropist. Widow of Cyrus McCormick
Ricky McCormick (1958-1999), a men who mysteriously died. Found in St.Charles, Missouri with two encrypted notes

References

^ - origin
^ Robert Bell, Book of Ulster Surnames (Blackstaff Press/October 1989 ISBN 085-640-4160
^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McCormick-name-meaning.ashx Ancestry.com website

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