Wemyss

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 73215^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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