The McCormack surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,449 people carried this name — #2,074 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 17,074 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McCormack surname

Variant of McCormick.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McCormack» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 118 births for the McCormack name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 5,200 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 7 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Leinster 48
Connacht 28
Munster 22
Ulster 20

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Scotland’s registers today

McCormack was recorded 83 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 315th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 150. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

McCormack in American newspapers,
1911–1920.

Newspaper page from The Seattle Star carrying the name McCormack
The Seattle Star 1911-09-18
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name McCormack
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1920-07-11
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name McCormack
The Hattiesburg News 1916-09-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 86,541 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McCormack in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2010s.

64,360 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McCormack. The most, 24,140, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 24,808
New South Wales 14,817
Victoria 11,522
South Australia 6,172
Western Australia 4,577
Tasmania 1,773
ACT (Canberra) 535
Northern Territory 70

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McCormack.

Who carried it

People named McCormack,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John William McCormack
    John William McCormack 1891–1980 · politician
  • Mark McCormack 1930–2003 · golfer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McCormack,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States6,508 records

6,508 records of the McCormack name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3,194
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,103
  • Other U.S. records 2,211
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James W. McCormack

    Born 1924 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; bookkeeper from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1945, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Marion J. McCormack

    Born 1918 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1943 in the Women's Army Corps at Boston; office clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kate McCormack

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool, aged 22; servant. From Waterford, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 6,508 records for McCormack in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia2,189 records

2,189 records of the McCormack name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 814
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 479
  • Other Australian records 896
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Mary McCormack

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Phoebe, sailing from Dublin in 1844. Native of Dublin, Dublin. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1846. Married 1846 in Evandale, Tasmania, aged 33.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Sarah McCormack

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Aurora, sailing from London in 1851. Native of Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1852. Married 1852 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 22.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Agnes McCormack

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Garland Grove, sailing from London in 1841. Native of Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1844. Married 1844 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,189 records for McCormack in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada545 records

545 records of the McCormack name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 442
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 30
  • Other Canadian records 73
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Lenard McCormack

    Killed in 1958 at the Springhill No. 2 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Francis McCormack

    Came to Ontario in 1877 aboard the Circassian, bound for Port Credit, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Michael McCormack

    Died 1960, aged 74; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 545 records for McCormack in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom130 records

130 records of the McCormack name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 93
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 30
  • Other British records 7
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Isabella McCormack

    Died 1990, aged 79; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John McCormack

    Buried in 1847 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 53.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record John Sides Davies McCormack

    Died 1916. Named in the University of Edinburgh roll of honour, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 3 of 130 records for McCormack in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand50 records

50 records of the McCormack name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 46
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 2
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Bessie Ida McCormack

    Died 1969, aged 79; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James McCormack

    Died 1921; buried at Oxford Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Denis Francis McCormack

    Died 1991, aged 72; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 50 records for McCormack in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Ireland18 records

18 records of the McCormack name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John P. McCormack

    Died 1977, aged 83; buried at Kilgevrin/Liskeavy, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jimmy McCormack

    Died 1988, aged 66; buried at Lettermore Leitir Móir, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 18 records for McCormack in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the McCormack name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Thomas William McCormack

    Married in 1946 in Heerde; soldier.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Arthur Gerard Mc Cormack

    In the population register of Liverpool (Gb); student, born 1911 in Liverpool (Gb).

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 5 records for McCormack in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the McCormack name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert Louis McCormack

    Born 1920 in the United States; died 2000 in Thonon-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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