Dalrymple (name) explained
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
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Baronets, of Stair (1664)
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 (died 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 (born 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)
- Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 6th Baronet (1814–1887)
- Sir John Dalrymple, 7th Baronet (1824–1888)
- Sir Walter Hamilton-Dalrymple, 8th Baronet (1854–1920)
- Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 9th Baronet (1888–1959)
- Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet (born 1926)
Baronets, of Cranstoun (1698)
Baronets, of Hailes, Midlothian (1701)
Baronets, of High Mark (1815)
Baronets, of New Hailes (1887)
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, Canadian 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 (1826–1876), Australian explorer, public servant and politician
- G. Brent Dalrymple, American geologist
- Ian Dalrymple (1903–1989), British screenwriter, film director and producer
- Jack Dalrymple
- Jamie Dalrymple (born 1981), English cricketer
- Jerry Dalrymple, (1906–1962), All-American Football Player, Tulane University
- John Dalrymple
- Learmonth White Dalrymple (1906), New Zealand educationalist
- Leona Dalrymple (1884–1968), American author
- Robert Dalrymple (1880–1970), Scottish footballer
- Louis Dalrymple (1866–1905), American caricaturist
- William Dalrymple
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
- Larry Dalrymple, a fictional character in The Simpsons
Given name
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