Cormack (surname)

Cormack is a Scottish and Irish surname derived from the Gaelic "Mac Cormaic" ^[1] and the Irish given name "Cormac".

People with the surname

Academics

• Lesley Cormack (born 1957), Canadian historian of mathematics and geography
• Robert Cormack, Scottish academic
• Robin Cormack, British classicist and art historian

Film

• Bartlett Cormack, American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and producer
• Danielle Cormack, New Zealand actress
• Matthew Cormack, Australian filmmaker

Literature

• Karen Mac Cormack, British/Canadian poet
• Patrick Cormack, English politician and writer
• William Cormack, Scottish-Canadian explorer and author

Science

• Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-American Nobel prize winner as co-inventor of computed tomography
• Gordon Cormack, Canadian computer scientist and co-inventor of the DMC data compression algorithm

Sport

• Christian Cormack, British rowing cox
• Graham Cormack, Scottish curler
• Joe Cormack, Australian footballer
• John Cormack, Irish sportsman
• Paul Cormack, former English cricketer
• Peter Cormack, Scottish footballer

Other fields

• Arthur Cormack, Scottish singer and musician
• Magnus Cormack, Australian politician
• Minnie Cormack (1862 - 1919), Irish-British painter and engraver
• Peter McKenzie Cormack, crew member of the SS Sauternes
• Teresa Cormack, New Zealand murder victim

See also

• Carmack
• McCormack

References

1. "Cormack Surname Meaning & Cormack Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-22.