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MacCormack History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

MacCormack History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland
England

The chronicles of the MacCormack family indicate that the name was first used by the Strathclyde Britons of the Scottish/English Borderlands. It is derived from the Gaelic name MacChormaig, which derives from the given name Cormac, meaning charioteer.

Early Origins of the MacCormack family

The surname MacCormack was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the MacCormack family

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MacCormack Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. MacCormack has been spelled MacCormack, MacCormick, MacCormock, McCormick, McCormack, McCormock, Maccormick, Maccormack, Maccormock, McArmick, McCarmick, McCarmike, McKermick, Makarmik, McCornick, Cornick, Cormack, M'Kernock, MacCornack and many more.

Early Notables of the MacCormack family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Joseph MacCormick (1733-1799), Scottish divine, son of John Maccormick, a minister at St. Andrews, born in that town 22 Jan. 1733. He graduated M.A. at St. Andrews University in 1750 and was granted a bursary in theology from the university exchequer in the same year. After serving for some years...
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Migration of the MacCormack family to Ireland

Some of the MacCormack family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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MacCormack migration to the United States +

Unwelcome in their beloved homeland, many Scots sailed for the colonies of North America. There, they found land and freedom, and even the opportunity to make a new nation in the American War of Independence. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. Among them:

MacCormack Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

B MacCormack, who arrived in New York, NY in 1815 1
James Maccormack, aged 20, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Oceana" in 1834 2
James Maccormack, aged 30, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Oceana" in 1834 2
Patt Maccormack, aged 5, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Columbia" in 1863 2
Michael Maccormack, aged 25, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Columbia" in 1863 2
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MacCormack Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mrs. C. D. MacCormack, aged 29, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Siberian" in 1901 2
John F. MacCormack, aged 13, Scottish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Columbia" in 1907 2
Jeannil MacCormack, aged 15, Scottish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Columbia" in 1907 2
Lucy MacCormack, aged 40, Scottish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Columbia" in 1907 2
Dallin MacCormack, aged 17, Scottish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Columbia" in 1907 2
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MacCormack migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

MacCormack Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Catherine MacCormack, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1829

MacCormack migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

MacCormack Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Isaac Maccormack, (Mccormack), (b. 1779), aged 55, English convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 27th September 1834, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
Miss Ellen MacCormack, English convict who was convicted in Durham, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Elizabeth and Henry" on 14th September 1846, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
Philip MacCormack, English convict from Durham, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia 5

MacCormack Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century

Mr. James A. MacCormack, French settler who arrived in Melbourne, Australia aboard the ship "Maloja" in 1927 6
Mr. N. G. MacCormack, British settler who arrived in New Zealand aboard the ship "Orontes" in 1929 6
Mr. P. D. MacCormack, settler who arrived in Sydney, Australia aboard the ship "Orsova" in 1965 6

Contemporary Notables of the name MacCormack (post 1700) +

Robert William MacCormack, American Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Emeritus, creator of the MacCormack Method in 1969, a widely used discretization scheme for the numerical solution of hyperbolic partial differential equations
Franklyn MacCormack (1906-1971), American actor and writer, from Waterloo, Iowa, known for The Admiral Movie Theatre of the Air (1948) and Cavalcade of America (1952)
Geoffrey MacCormack, American production manager, known for Iraina Mancini: Undo the blue (2022) and Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979)
Anna MacCormack, American actress, known for Criminal Law (1988), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) and The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (1987)
Thomas MacCormack, American Publisher
Robert S. MacCormack (1882-1938), American Republican politician, Mayor of Westfield, New Jersey, 1936-38 7
Morton MacCormack, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916 7
Frank MacCormack, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Secaucus, New Jersey, 2005 7
Joel MacCormack (b. 1991), English actor from Norwich, Norfolk, known for Ready Player One (2018), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and Wolf Hall (2015)

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth-and-henry
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849
National Records Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Gallery151/dist/JGalleryViewer.aspx?B=9255624&S=6&N=9&R=0#/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=9255624&T=P&S=1
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html