McDermott or MacDermott is an Irish surname and the anglicised version of

Mac Diarmada Mac Diarmada (anglicised as McDermott or MacDermot), also spelled Mac Diarmata, is an Irish surname, and the surname of the ruling dynasty of Moylurg, a kingdom that existed in Connacht from the 10th to 16th centuries. The last ruling king was ...

(also spelled Mac Diarmata), the surname of the ruling dynasty of

Moylurg {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 Magh Luirg or Magh Luirg an Dagda, anglicised as Moylurg, was the name of a medieval Irish kingdom located in modern-day County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was a sub-kingdom of the kingdom of Connach ...

, a kingdom that existed in

Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...

from the 10th to 16th centuries. The last ruling king was Tadhg mac Diarmata, who ruled until 1585. As a modern day surname, McDermott is mostly found in western Ireland and

County Roscommon County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...

. Some notable people with the surname are listed below.

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* Alan McDermott (born 1982), Irish footballer *

Alice McDermott Alice McDermott (born June 27, 1953) is an American writer and university professor. She is the author of nine novels and a collection of essays. For her 1998 novel '' Charming Billy'' she won an American Book Award and the U.S. National Book Aw ...

(born 1953), American writer * Alister McDermott (born 1991), Australian cricketer *

Allan Langdon McDermott Allan Langdon McDermott (March 30, 1854 – October 26, 1908) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented from 1900 to 1903, and the from 1903 to 1907. Early life McDermott was born in South ...

(1854–1908), American politician * Andrew McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ann McDermott Ann E. McDermott is an American biophysicist who uses nuclear magnetic resonance to study the structure, function, and dynamics of proteins in native-like environments. She is currently the Esther Breslow Professor of Biological Chemistry and Chai ...

, American biophysicist *

Anne-Marie McDermott Anne-Marie McDermott is an American classical pianist and member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. She is also the artistic director of the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, the Ocean Reef Chamber Music Festival in Key Largo, Flori ...

, American pianist * Ardal McDermott, Irish hurler

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Barrie McDermott Barrie "Baz" McDermott (born 22 July 1972) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain international representative , he played his club football at Oldham, Wigan, the Leeds Rhinos ...

(born 1972), English rugby union footballer *

Ben McDermott Benjamin Reginald McDermott (born 12 December 1994) is an Australian international cricketer. He represents the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League and Queensland in Australian domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the Aust ...

(born 1994), Australian cricketer *

Beverly McDermott Beverly McDermott, Casting Society of America, C.S.A. (née Horgan; 1928 or 1929 – January 19, 2012) was an American casting director whose career spanned more than forty years. Her 250 film and television credits included ''Lenny (film), Le ...

(1926–2012), American director *

Bill McDermott William R. McDermott (born August 18, 1961) is an American businessman and CEO of ServiceNow. Before ServiceNow, he was the CEO of the technology company SAP SE. During his tenure as co-CEO and CEO, SAP's market value increased from $39 billion ...

(born 1961), American business executive *

Bob McDermott Robert Charles McDermott (born August 5, 1963) is an American politician and Republican former member of the Hawaii House of Representatives who served from 1996 to 2002 and 2012 to 2022. McDermott initially served three terms in the Hawaii Ho ...

(born 1963), American politician *

Bobby McDermott Robert Frederick McDermott (January 7, 1914 – October 3, 1963) was an American professional basketball player in the 1930s and 1940s. He was known as an outstanding shooter and has been called "the greatest long-distance shooter in the history ...

(1914–1963), American basketball player *

Bosco McDermott John Bosco McDermott (born 1936 in Dunmore, County Galway, Dunmore, County Galway) is an Irish people, Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Dunmore GAA, Dunmore and Williamstown GAA, Williamstown and was a ...

(born 1936), Irish sportsperson *

Brett McDermott Brett McDermott (born 10 September 1978) is an English mixed martial artist, and former professional rugby league footballer. In rugby he represented Ireland, and played club level for every Cumbrian clubs except Carlisle Border Raiders. In MMA, ...

, English mixed martial artist *

Brian McDermott (disambiguation) Brian McDermott may refer to: * Brian McDermott (footballer) (born 1961), footballer and former manager of Reading F.C. * Brian McDermott (rugby league) (born 1970), footballer and coach of Leeds Rhinos * Brian McDermott (murder victim), chil ...

, multiple people

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Catherine McDermott Catherine McDermott is a Professor of Design at Kingston University in London, England. She specialises in the curation of contemporary design, and has been described by ''Design Week'' as "one of design's most prominent academics". McDermott rec ...

, British professor *

Charles McDermott (disambiguation) Charles McDermott may refer to: * Charlie McDermott Charles Joseph McDermott Jr. (born April 6, 1990) is an American retired actor and folk musician. After making his film debut in '' The Village'' (2004), McDermott had his breakout with a sta ...

, multiple people *

Chris McDermott Christopher Stephen McDermott OAM (born 4 November 1963) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the Glenelg Football Club and North Adelaide ...

(born 1963), Australian rules footballer *

Christopher McDermott Christopher McDermott (born 7 June 1989) is a British handball player. He competed as part of Team GB at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He currently coaches the GB Men's Under 20s. Past clubs include R.D. Slovan of Slovenia, Danish Liga side A ...

(born 1989), British handball player and coach *

Clancy McDermott J. Clarence McDermott (c. 1920 – December 2007) was a footballer from Northern Ireland who played in the Irish League with Glentoran and Coleraine from 1939 to 1963. With the Glens, he won the Gold Cup in 1941–42, and with Coleraine he al ...

(1920–2007), Northern Irish footballer *

Conor McDermott Conor Francis McDermott (born October 19, 1992) is an American professional American football, football offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins football, UCLA ...

(born 1992), American football player * Cormac MacDermott (? – 1618), one of the best-known Irish harpers at the Jacobean court *

Craig McDermott Craig John McDermott (born 14 April 1965) is a former Australian cricketer. Between 1984 and 1996 he played 71 Tests for Australia, taking 291 wickets. Following the end of his playing career, he was the bowling coach for the Australian team fo ...

(born 1965), Australian cricketer

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Darren McDermott Darren McDermott is an English former professional boxer. He has previously held the English and the Midlands Area middleweight titles. In 2008, he challenged for the British title and in 2009 challenged for the Commonwealth title. Darren won ...

(born 1978), English boxer *

Dave McDermott Dave McDermott (born 1974) is an American artist from Santa Cruz, California who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He earned his BFA from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, and his MFA from Parsons School of Design in New Yo ...

(born 1974), American artist *

David McDermott David Anthony McDermott (born 6 February 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger. He played in the Football League for Walsall. Career Walsall Born in Stourbridge, West Midlands, McDermott progressed through the Wal ...

(born 1988), English footballer *

Dean McDermott Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966) is a Canadian actor best known as a reality television personality with his former wife, actress Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition '' Chopped Canada''. He played the role of Constab ...

(born 1966), Canadian-American actor *

Dennis McDermott Dennis McDermott (November 3, 1922 – February 13, 2003) was a Canadian trade unionist who served as Canadian Director of the United Auto Workers from 1968 to 1978 and president of the Canadian Labour Congress from 1978 to 1986. Born in Portsmou ...

(1922–2003), Canadian trade unionist * Don McDermott (1929–2020), American speed skater * Donal McDermott (born 1989), Irish footballer *

Doug McDermott Douglas Richard McDermott (born January 3, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While playing college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays, McDermott led the ...

(born 1992), American basketball player *

Drew McDermott Drew McDermott (December 27, 1949 – May 26, 2022) was a professor of computer science at Yale University. He was known for his contributions in artificial intelligence and automated planning. Education Drew McDermott earned B.S., M.S., and Ph ...

(1949–2022), American computer scientist *

Dylan McDermott Mark Anthony "Dylan" McDermott (born October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series ''The Practice'', which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performa ...

(born 1961), American actor

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* Edward J. McDermott (1952–1926), American politician * Elizabeth McDermott, British professor * Emmet McDermott (1911–2002), Australian politician and dentist * Enda McDermott (born 1945), Irish cricketer *

Eoghan McDermott Eoghan McDermott (born 15 April 1983) is an Irish television and radio presenter. He has presented ''The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show'' on radio and hosted ''The Voice of Ireland'' and Ireland's Junior Eurovision Song Contest selection shows on telev ...

(born 1983), Irish television presenter * Erica McDermott (born 1973), American actress *

Eugene McDermott Eugene McDermott (February 12, 1899 - August 23, 1973) was an American engineer and geophysicist who co-founded Geophysical Service Incorporated (GSI) in 1930 and later its parent company Texas Instruments in 1951. One of his most widely acclai ...

(1899–1973), American geophysicist

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* Fran McDermott (born 1960), American football player * Francis McDermott (1874–1957), Australian politician * Frank McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people

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* Gary McDermott (born 1946), American football player *

George Thomas McDermott George Thomas McDermott (October 21, 1886 – January 19, 1937) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court fo ...

(1886–1937), American judge * Gerald McDermott (1941–2012), American filmmaker * Gertrude McDermott (1846–1940), American teacher and religious figure *

Greg McDermott Greg McDermott (born November 25, 1964) is an American basketball coach who has been the head coach of the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball, Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team since 2010. Previously, McDermott served as the head coach a ...

(born 1964), American basketball coach * Gregory McDermott (born 1958), Australian equestrian

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Helen McDermott Helen McDermott (born 24 March 1954) is a British radio and List of ITV journalists and newsreaders, television presenter, best known for her work at Anglia Television. McDermott began her broadcasting career in the 1970s as a continuity announce ...

(born 1954), British radio and television presenter *

Hugh McDermott (disambiguation) Hugh McDermott may refer to: * Hugh McDermott (basketball) (1893–1978), head basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma, 1922–1938 * Hugh McDermott (actor) (1906–1972), British actor * Hugh McDermott (politician) Paul Joseph Hugh Mc ...

, multiple people

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* Jack McDermott (1906–1958), Irish trade unionist * James McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people * Jerry McDermott, American police officer * J. M. McDermott, American writer * John McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people * Joseph McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people *

Josie McDermott Josie McDermott (1925–1992) was a traditional Irish musician: a flute and tin whistle player, composer and singer. Background McDermott was born, and lived all of his life, in the townland of Coolmeen, County Sligo, just outside Bally ...

(1925–1992), Irish musician

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Kathleen McDermott Kathleen McDermott (born 21 May 1977) is a Scottish actress, singer, model, and make-up artist. She is best known for her roles in the feature film '' Morvern Callar'' (2002), the television film '' Wedding Belles'' (2007), and the miniseries ...

(born 1977), Scottish actress *

Kathleen McDermott (psychologist) Kathleen McDermott is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. She is known for her research on how human memory is encoded and retrieved, with a specific interest in how false memories develop. In co ...

, American psychologist * K. C. McDermott (born 1996), American football player *

Keith McDermott Keith McDermott (born September 28, 1953) is an American actor, theater director, and writer. Life and career McDermott was born September 28, 1953, in Houston, Texas, the son of Betty Ray (Rees) and James E. McDermott. McDermott graduated fro ...

(born 1953), American actor *

Kevin McDermott (disambiguation) Kevin McDermott may refer to: * Kevin McDermott (singer–songwriter), Scottish singer–songwriter * Kevin McDermott (American football) (born 1990), American football long snapper {{hndis, McDermott, Kevin ...

, multiple people * Kirstyn McDermott, Australian writer

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* Lee McDermott (gymnast) (born 1974), British gymnast * Luke McDermott (born 1987), American ice sled hockey player * Lloyd McDermott (1939–2019), Australian rugby union footballer

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Marc McDermott Marcus McDermott (also credited as Marc MacDermott; 24 July 1871 – 5 January 1929) was an Australian actor who starred on Broadway and in over 180 American films from 1909 until his death.Nick Murphy at the Forgotten Australian Actors webs ...

(1871–1929), Australian actor * Marcia McDermott (born 1965), American soccer coach *

Mark McDermott Mark Anthony McDermott is an Irish rugby union player and coach. As of 2019, he was a coach with Russia national rugby union team, Russia's national rugby union team. He played as hooker for Leinster (4 apps in Heineken Cup) and Munster (12 ap ...

(born 1971), Irish rugby union footballer * Martin McDermott, Irish Gaelic footballer and manager * Mary McDermott ( 1832), Irish poet * Mary M. McDermott, American professor * Matthew McDermott (born 1977), American judge * Maurice McDermott (footballer) (1923–1988), English footballer * Melissa McDermott, American news anchor and reporter * Michael McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people *

Mick McDermott Michael McDermott (born 1974) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of League of Ireland First Division club Cobh Ramblers. Early life Born in Belfast, McDermott attended Belfast Boys' Model School and play ...

(born 1974), Northern Irish footballer *

Mickey McDermott Maurice Joseph "Mickey" McDermott Jr. (April 29, 1929 – August 7, 2003) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Pre-professional career Mickey McDermott was the third son of Maurice McDermott Sr., a police officer and f ...

(1929–2003), American baseball player * Mike McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people * Murray McDermott (1950–2003), Scottish footballer

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Neale McDermott Neale Terence McDermott (born 8 March 1985) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. McDermott played in the Football League for Swindon Town, Darlington and Carlisle United. He last played for Gateshead in the National Leagu ...

(born 1985), English footballer *

Neil McDermott Neil McDermott (born 15 December 1980) is a British stage and television actor, who is best known for portraying Ryan Malloy in the BBC television soap opera ''EastEnders''. Career McDermott appeared in the 2008 ''Doctor Who'' episode " The N ...

(born 1980), British actor * Nicola McDermott (born 1996), Australian high jumper * Nora McDermott (1927–2013), Canadian basketball and volleyball player * Norm McDermott (1913–1987), Australian rules footballer

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Patrick McDermott Patrick Kim McDermott (born September 18, 1956 – disappeared June 30, 2005) was a Korean-American cameraman who disappeared on June 30, 2005, while on an overnight fishing trip off the coast of Los Angeles, California. He was the on-and-off b ...

, American cameraman who disappeared in June 2005 *

Patrick McDermott (politician) Patrick McDermott (1859–1942) was an Irish nationalist politician. A member of the Anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation, he was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Kilkenny at a by-elec ...

(1859–1942), Irish nationalist politician * Paul McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people * Peter McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people *

Phelim McDermott Phelim McDermott (born 21 August 1963) is an English actor and stage director. He has directed plays and operas in Britain, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Australia. McDermott was a co-founder of the Improbable theatre in 1996. Career McD ...

(born 1963), English actor and stage director *

Phil McDermott Phil McDermott is a British actor. Before turning to acting he was a trainee priest, a scrap metal worker, a weighbridge operator and a carpenter. He is most famous for playing a regular character in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He played ...

, British actor

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* Red McDermott (1888–1964), American baseball player * Robert McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rose McDermott Rose McDermott is an American political scientist who is the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations at Brown University. She has also taught at Cornell, UCSB, and Harvard. She is a member of the American Academy o ...

, American professor

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* Sandy McDermott (1856–1922), American baseball player * Sean McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people * Shane McDermott (born 1992), American football player * Stephen McDermott, Gaelic footballer * Steve McDermott (born 1964), English footballer

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Tate McDermott Tate McDermott (born 18 September 1998) is an Australia professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Super Rugby club Queensland Reds and the Australia national team. Club career In 2017, McDermott made his Australian Men' ...

(born 1998), Australian rugby union footballer *

Terry McDermott (disambiguation) Terry McDermott (born 1951) is an English ex-footballer, most notably with Liverpool F.C.. Terry McDermott may also refer to: * Terry McDermott (actor) (1928–2018), Australian actor known for his role in the TV series ''Homicide'' * Terry McDerm ...

, multiple people * Thomas McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people *

Todd McDermott Todd McDermott (born April 6, 1966) is an Emmy Award-winning television journalist who works for WPBF in West Palm Beach, Florida. McDermott is a Buffalo, New York native, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Canisius Univers ...

(born 1966), American journalist * Townsend McDermott (1818–1907), Australian politician * Tracey McDermott, British civil servant * Dermot mac Tadhg Mor, 7th King of Moylurg (1124-1159)

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Ufuoma McDermott Ufuoma Stacey McDermott ( ; born 23 April 1981) is a Nigerian actress, director, former model (people), model and beauty pageant titleholder. Early life Ejenobor was born in Benin City to Nigerian parents of Urhobo people, Urhobo descent who ...

(born 1981), Nigerian filmmaker

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* Vincent McDermott (1933–2016), American composer

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Walsh McDermott Walsh McDermott (October 24, 1909 – October 17, 1981) was an American physician, medical researcher and public health specialist. In his early career, he researched antibiotic agents against tuberculosis and syphilis, earning a Lasker Award for ...

(1909–1981), American physician * William McDermott (1930–2013), Irish-Peruvian Roman Catholic bishop

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* Zara McDermott (born 1996), English media personality

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