Wemyss
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Weems
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic uaimh (“cave”) + -es (“place of”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wiːmz/
Proper noun
Wemyss (countable and uncountable, plural Wemysses)
- A parish in Fife council area, Scotland.
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wemyss is the 73215th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 265 individuals. Wemyss is most common among White (94.72%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wemyss”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.