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McCormick Name History

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McCormick (or McCormack) is a family name (surname) that originated in Ireland and Scotland. Spelling variations include 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. Another possible derivation of the name is that it comes from the gaelic Mac Cormaic which comes from corb and mac meaning "Ravenson"

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 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."

Learn more about the McCormick family name

The  Framed Irish Family Name History, (#1760) has more information on the McCormick surname. There is a wide selection of McCormick coat of arms products at The Irish Rose. Please visit the Irish Coat of Arms page.

Is there a McCormick Pub in Ireland?

We were able to find an Irish namesake pub for the McCormicks, with a variant spelling. P McCormack & Sons is a small chain of traditional Irish pubs that can be found in Monkstown, South Inner City, and Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin. 

If you can't visit McCormack & Sons in person, our personalized pub gifts are the next best thing!

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