Find out how popular the last name McLymont is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McLymont.

McLymont, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McLymont surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McLymont in America

McLymont is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McLymont surname appeared 118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname McLymont.

We can also compare 2010 data for McLymont to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McLymont

The surname MclyMont is of Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic words "maol" meaning "bare" or "bald" and "monaidh" meaning "hill" or "moor." It is believed to have originated in the 13th or 14th century in the region of Ayrshire, Scotland.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name is found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which were a series of homage rolls listing Scottish landowners who swore fealty to Edward I of England. One of the entries is for a John de Malymount, which is likely an early variant of the modern MclyMont spelling.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various Scottish records, including the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, which documents land grants and transactions. One notable entry is from 1543, which mentions a Robert MclyMont being granted lands in the parish of Beith, Ayrshire.

The MclyMont name has been associated with several notable figures throughout history. One of the earliest is John MclyMont, a Scottish clergyman who lived in the late 16th century and served as the minister of the parish of Fenwick in Ayrshire.

Another prominent individual was William MclyMont (1692-1768), a Scottish merchant and landowner who was involved in the tobacco trade with the American colonies. He acquired significant wealth and landholdings in Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.

In the 19th century, James MclyMont (1820-1884) was a Scottish architect who designed several notable buildings in Glasgow, including the former Union Bank building and the Trades House of Glasgow.

Another notable bearer of the name was Robert MclyMont (1856-1935), a Scottish-Australian businessman and philanthropist. He emigrated to Australia in the late 19th century and established successful businesses in the mining and agriculture industries.

The MclyMont surname has also been associated with various place names in Scotland, such as MclyMont Farm in East Ayrshire and MclyMont Hill in Renfrewshire. These locations likely derived their names from early bearers of the surname who settled or owned lands in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McLymont

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McLymont.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McLymont was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McLymont has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McLymont was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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