McDermott
McDermott is an Irish surname meaning "son of Diarmuid." It appears in compound proper nouns—law firms, construction companies, hospitals: McDermott Will & Emery handles the case.
Like many Irish surnames beginning with Mc- or Mac-, it indicates patrilineal descent.
Three-leafed Irish emblem
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- DublinIrish capital city
- GuinnessIrish dry stout brand
Emerald Isle · St. Patrick · blarney · Eire · Hibernia · bodhran · craic · soda bread
Descent from progenitors
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- forebearsAncestral family members
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- family treeChart of ancestors
pedigree · descent · roots · heritage · clan · kinfolk · kindred · progenitors
shamrock
Three-leafed Irish emblem
Guinness · Emerald Isle · St. Patrick · blarney · Eire · Hibernia · bodhran · craic · soda bread · colcannon
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- forebearsAncestral family members
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
family tree · pedigree · descent · roots · heritage · clan · kinfolk · kindred · progenitors · generations
patronymic
Name from father's name
O'Brien · McBride · McCarthy · McGowan · anglicization · Darby