McCormack

McCormack

Pronunciation	(Muh-core-mack)
Origin
Meaning	"son of Cormac'"
Region of origin	Ireland, Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)	[[Cormack (surname)|]], MacCormack, McCormick, MacCormick, Cormac, Cormach, Cormich, Cormiche, Mac Cormaic
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McCormack is a Scottish and Irish surname that originated in Ireland Milltown Galway. Spelling variations include: Cormack, MacCormack, MacCormac, McCormac, Cormac, Cormach.

Architecture

• Sir Richard MacCormac, (1938–2014), British architect, the founder of MJP Architects

Business

• Arthur John McCormack (1865–1936), English businessman associated with Wolseley Motors
• Derek McCormack (academic), New Zealand professor and administrator of the Auckland University of Technology
• Emmet J. McCormack (1880–1965), US director and treasurer, One of the founders of Moore-McCormack
• Gavan McCormack, Australian historian and orientalist, Visiting Professor of Social Science at the International Christian University in Tokyo

Entertainment

• Adetokumboh McCormack (born 1982), Sierra Leone-born US film and television actor
• Ange McCormack (born 1996 or 1997), Australian journalist and radio presenter
• Catherine McCormack (born 1972), English film actress
• Danielle McCormack (born 1983), English television actress
• Daryl McCormack (born 1992/1993), Irish actor
• David McCormack (born 1968), Australian singer and songwriter
• Eric McCormack (born 1963), Canadian-born US television, Broadway and film actor
• Franklyn MacCormack (1906–1971), US radio personality
• Geoffrey MacCormack known as Warren Peace, English vocalist
• John McCormack (1884–1945), Irish tenor singer
• Kevin McCormack (born 1970), Irish dancer, one of the first dancers selected for Riverdance
• Mary McCormack (born 1969), US television, Broadway and film actress
• Niamh McCormack (born 2001), Irish actress
• Patty McCormack (born 1945), US film, Broadway and television actress
• Sean McCormack, Academy award nominated sound editor
• Shane McCormack (singer), an Irish contestant in series 7 of The Voice UK (2018)
• Will McCormack (born 1974), American actor and younger brother of Mary McCormack

Fictional characters

• Cliff McCormack, fictional character on The CW television series Veronica Mars
• Clive McCormack, fictional character in the video game The Getaway
• Ren McCormack, fictional character in the film Footloose

Law

• Bridget Mary McCormack (born 1966), Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (January 1, 2013 – Present)
• Michael McCormack (born 1939), US state judge (Nebraska)
• Mike McCormack, Toronto Police officer and Toronto Police Association president
• William J. McCormack (1933–2016), Mauritius-born Canadian Chief of Police

Literature

• Derek McCormack (born 1969), Canadian writer
• Mike McCormack (born 1965), Irish writer
• Una McCormack (born 1972), British-Irish novelist

Medicine

• Henry MacCormac, Irish dermatologist and physician who served as a lieutenant-colonel in Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War
• Henry MacCormac, (1800–1886), Irish physician who advocated open-air theory
• William MacCormac, (1836–1901), British surgeon who served as the President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Military

• James McCormack (1910–1975), United States Army officer who served in World War II, and was later the first Director of Military Applications of the United States Atomic Energy Commission

Politics

• Billy McCormack (1928–2012), director and vice president of the Christian Coalition of America and pastor of University Worship Center in Shreveport, Louisiana
• Edward J. McCormack, Jr. (1923–1997), Massachusetts Attorney General, nephew of John William McCormack
• Ellen McCormack (1926–2011), US third-party candidate for US president in 1980
• John McCormac, US politician (Democratic Party)
• John William McCormack (1891–1980), US Representative from Massachusetts and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• Michael McCormack (born 1964), Australian Member of Parliament
• Mike McCormack (1921–2020), US Representative from Washington
• Pádraic McCormack (born 1942), Irish delegate to Teachta Dála
• Richard T. McCormack (born 1941), United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States and United States Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs
• Sean McCormack (born 1964), US Assistant Secretary of State
• William McCormack (1879–1947), Australian politician, Premier of Queensland

Sports

• Alan McCormack (born 1984), Irish footballer
• Charlie McCormack (1895–1975), Scottish footballer
• Chris McCormack (triathlete) (born 1973), Australian triathlete
• Damien McCormack (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
• David McCormack (basketball) (born 1999), American basketball player
• Don McCormack (born 1955), American baseball player
• Fergal McCormack (born 1974), Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
• Frank MacCormack (born 1954), baseball pitcher for Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners
• Jack McCormack (Australian rules footballer) (1904–1966), Australian rules footballer
• Jack McCormack (rugby league) (1904–1996), Australian rugby league footballer
• John McCormack, several sportspeople
• Mark McCormack (1930–2003), American lawyer, sports agent and writer, founder and chairman of IMG
• Mike McCormack (American football) (1930–2013), American football player (Cleveland Browns) and coach
• Ross McCormack (born 1986), Scottish footballer
• Steve McCormack (born c.1973), Scottish rugby league coach
• Tom McCormack (Erin's Own hurler) (1888–1959), Irish hurler for Kilkenny and Erin's Own

Other genre

• Billy McCormack (1928–2012), American clergyman
• Bruce L. McCormack (born 1952), professor of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary
• Franklyn MacCormack (1906–1971), US radio personality in Chicago
• Hilary McCormack (1934–2022), New Zealand advocate for the Deaf community
• Sir William MacCormac, 1st Baronet (1836–1901), British surgeon

Other

• MacCormack method, a discretization scheme for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. It is introduced by Robert W. MacCormack in 1969. ^[2]
• McCormack Motorsports, former Indy Racing League team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001.
• McCormack, Minnesota, an unorganized territory in St. Louis County, Minnesota

See also

• McCormac
• Carmack
• Cormac
• Cormack (surname)
• Cromack
• McCormick (surname)

References

1. – origin milltown galway
2. MacCormack, R. W., The Effect of viscosity in hypervelocity impact cratering, AIAA Paper, 69-354 (1969).