Carmichael
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Carmical, Carmicheal
Etymology[edit]
From Scottish Gaelic caer (“fort, stronghold”) + the personal name Michael.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Carmichael (countable and uncountable, plural Carmichaels)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9238).
- A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
- A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109) and special service area therein, in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Translingual: Carmichaelia
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carmichael is the 1825th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19628 individuals. Carmichael is most common among White (72.33%) and Black/African American (22.18%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carmichael”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 291.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Scottish Gaelic
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
- en:Villages in Scotland
- en:Places in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
- en:Places in Scotland
- en:Census-designated places in California, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Rural municipalities of Saskatchewan
- en:Places in Saskatchewan
- en:Places in Canada
- English surnames
- English surnames from Scottish Gaelic