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)[]

James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair (1619–1695), created Viscount of Stair in 1690
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair (1648–1707), initially 2nd Viscount of Stair, made 1st Earl of Stair in 1703

Earls of Stair (1703)[]

John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair (1648–1707), initially 2nd Viscount of Stair, made Earl of Stair in 1703
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1679–1747)
James Dalrymple, 3rd Earl of Stair (d. 1760)
William Dalrymple-Crichton, 4th Earl of Stair (1699–1769)
John Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Stair (1720–1789)
John Dalrymple, 6th Earl of Stair (1749–1821)
John Dalrymple, 7th Earl of Stair (1784–1840)
John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair (1771–1853)
North Dalrymple, 9th Earl of Stair (1776–1864)
John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair (1819–1903)
John Dalrymple, 11th Earl of Stair (1848–1914)
John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair (1879–1961)
John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair (1906–1996)
John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair (b. 1961)

Baronets, of Bargeny (1697)[]

Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick, 1st Baronet (1653–1737)
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1712–1790)
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet (1746–1800)
Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet (1774–1834)
Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet (1780–1835)
(1814–1887)
(1824–1888)
(1854–1920)
(1888–1959)
Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet (b. 1926)

Baronets, of Cranstoun (1698)[]

Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (1650–1719)
(1682–1743)
(1704–1771)
Sir John Dalrymple Hamilton, 4th Baronet (1726–1810)
John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair (1771–1853), succeeded as 8th Earl of Stair in 1840

Baronets, of Hailes, Midlothian (1701)[]

Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (1665–1721)
Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1692–1751)
David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes 3rd Baronet (1726–1792)
(d. 1800)
(d. 1829)

Baronets, of High Mark (1815)[]

Sir Hew Whiteford Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (1750–1830)
Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1784–1866)

Baronets, of New Hailes (1887)[]

Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (1839–1916)
(1879–1932)
(1915–1971)

Surname[]

Abner Dalrymple (1857-1939), American baseball player
Alexander Dalrymple (1737-1808), Scottish geographer and the first Hydrographer of the British Admiralty
Brian E. Dalrymple, Ontarian fingerprint scientist
Bruce Dalrymple (born 1964), American basketball player
Campbell Dalrymple (1725-1767), British military officer and Governor of Guadeloupe
Clay Dalrymple (born 1936), American baseball player
Farel Dalrymple, American artist and alternative comics creator
Frederick Dalrymple (1907-1988), birth name of Frederick Dalberg, English born South African opera singer
Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton (1890-1974), British naval officer
George Elphinstone Dalrymple (born 1826), Australian explorer, public servant and politician
G. Brent Dalrymple, American geologist
Ian Dalrymple (1903-1989), British screenwriter, film director and producer
Jack Dalrymple
- Jack Dalrymple (musician), member of musical band $wingin' Utter$
- Jack Dalrymple, 32nd Governor of North Dakota and businessman
Jamie Dalrymple (born 1981), English cricketer
Jerry Dalrymple, (born 1907), All-American Football Player, Tulane University
John Dalrymple
- John Dalrymple (died 1742) (1699–1742), Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs, 1728-1734
- John Dalrymple (physician) (1803-1852), English ophthalmologist
- John Dalrymple (political writer) (1734–1779)
- Sir John Charles Dalrymple-Hay (1821–1912), 3rd Baronet, was a Scottish Admiral and politician
- John Hamilton Elphinstone Dalrymple (1819–1888), British Army general
Learmonth White Dalrymple (c.1827–1906), New Zealand educationalist
Leona Dalrymple (born 1884), American author
Robert Dalrymple (1880–1970), Scottish footballer
Timothy Dalrymple, associate director of content at Patheos.com, a religious website
Louis Dalrymple (1866-1905), American caricaturist
William Dalrymple
- William Dalrymple (historian) (born 1965), Scottish historian and writer
- William Dalrymple (1678–1744), Scottish MP in the British Parliament
- William Dalrymple (British Army officer) (1736-1807), Scottish soldier and MP in the British Parliament

Pseudonym[]

Theodore Dalrymple, pen name of Anthony Daniels

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 (1848–1919), Isle of Man politician
William Dalrymple Maclagan (1826–1910), Archbishop of York from 1891 to 1908
Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779–1868), British soldier
James Norman Dalrymple Anderson, University of London law academic