Comrie
English
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic comar (“confluence”) + the locative suffix -ach.
Proper noun
Comrie (countable and uncountable, plural Comries)
- A village near Oakley, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0289).
- A village in Strathearn, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN7722).
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Comrie is the 34353rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 660 individuals. Comrie is most common among White (50.45%) and Black/African American (41.52%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Comrie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 358.
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