Dalrymple (name)

Dalrymple is a surname, originating with the toponym of Dalrymple, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Used as a surname denoting origin since the 16th century, it was carried by the viscounts of Stair, East Ayrshire in the 17th century (earls of Stair since 1703). It also occurs as a commoners' surname since at least the 18th century. It has rarely been used as a given name since the later 18th century.

Dalrymple Baronets

Baronets, of Stair (1664)

Earls of Stair (1703)

Baronets, of Bargeny (1697)

Baronets, of Cranstoun (1698)

Baronets, of Hailes, Midlothian (1701)

Baronets, of High Mark (1815)

  • Sir Hew Whiteford Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (17501830)
  • Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (17841866)

Baronets, of New Hailes (1887)

Surname

Pseudonym

Fictional characters

  • Charlie Dalrymple, a fictional character in Brigadoon, a musical written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
  • Lady Dalrymple, a viscountess in Persuasion, a novel by Jane Austen
  • Russell Dalrymple, portrayed by Bob Balaban, the fictional head of NBC in the sitcom Seinfeld
  • The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple, an amateur detective in the book series by author Carola Dunn
  • Burgundy Dalrymple, a fictional character in Skulduggery Pleasant, a book series by Derek Landy

Given name

  • Dalrymple Maitland (18481919), Isle of Man politician
  • William Dalrymple Maclagan (18261910), Archbishop of York from 1891 to 1908
  • Hew Dalrymple Ross (17791868), British soldier
  • James Norman Dalrymple Anderson, University of London law academic

See also

  • Lady Dalrymple (disambiguation)
  • Viscount of Dalrymple
  • Dalrymple (disambiguation)
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