Carmichael

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Carmical, Carmicheal === Etymology === From Cumbric *cayr (cognate of Welsh caer (“fort, stronghold”)) + the personal name Michael. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹmaɪkəl/ === Proper noun === Carmichael (countable and uncountable, plural Carmichaels) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9238). A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109) and special service area therein, in Saskatchewan, Canada. (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Translingual: Carmichaelia ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Carmichael is the 1825th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19628 individuals. Carmichael is most common among White (72.33%) and Black/African American (22.18%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carmichael”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 291.