McCormick

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/məˈkɔː(ɹ)mɪk/

proper noun

A surname.

Origingd,ga Mac Cormaic ← Old Irish Cormac →
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Meanings

proper nounMcCormick (countable and uncountable, plural McCormicks)

plural McCormicks · alternative MacCormick · alternative McCormac · alternative McCormack · alternative McCormic · alternative McOrmick

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of McCormick County, South Carolina, United States.
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States.

Origin

  1. Old IrishCormac
  2. gd,gaMac Cormaic
  3. EnglishMcCormick

From Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Cormaic (literally “son of Cormac”), from Old Irish Cormac, Corbmac, which is itself from corb (“chariot”) + mac (“son”). The double patronymic "arose when the meaning of Cormac began to be lost sight of". Many books of baby names also connect the name to an Irish word for "raven".

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APA

McCormick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCormick

MLA

“McCormick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCormick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McCormick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCormick.

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