Dalrymple

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic dail (“field, meadow”) + an unexplained second element.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dælˈɹɪmpəl/

Proper noun

Dalrymple (countable and uncountable, plural Dalrymples)

1. A village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3614).
2. A former township in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.
3. A male given name
4. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Derived terms

• Dalrymple baronet

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dalrymple is the 5116^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6843 individuals. Dalrymple is most common among White (89.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dalrymple”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 405.