Drummond is a Scottish surname and
clan name, but also occurring in Portugal (mainly in Azores, where also occur as
Ormonde) and Brazil.
In Scotland, the first born with the surname was Malcolm (b. ?, d. 1131), son of Maurice, Prince of Hungary, appointed hereditary seneschal of Lennox by King Malcolm III of Scotland, with the right to use the Drummond surname.[1]
In Portugal, the surname arrived with Sir John Drummond, son of Sir John Drummond of Carghill and Stobhall, who left Scotland in 1418, set off for France and from there to the kingdom of Granada (Spain) to fight against the moors, and finally he set off for the island of Madeira (Portugal).[2] Later, Francisco Ferreira Drummond (b. Madeira, 1580, d. Azores, 1615) migrated to the island of Terceira in the Azores archipelago (Portugal), where he established his residence in Ribeira Seca, part of the town of São Sebastião. From this date onwards, the surname Drummond undergoes various corruptions, such as 'Armond', 'de Ormonde', 'Ormonde', and 'Ormond' (only in Brazil).
Notable people with the surname "Drummond" include
This page lists people with the
surnameDrummond. If an
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References
^The Genealogy of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond, Edimburgo, 1831
^João Drummond e a sua descendência, «Arquivo l-lístórico da Madeira», vol. 3, n° 2, Funchal, 1933, p. 118
Drummond is a Scottish surname and
clan name, but also occurring in Portugal (mainly in Azores, where also occur as
Ormonde) and Brazil.
In Scotland, the first born with the surname was Malcolm (b. ?, d. 1131), son of Maurice, Prince of Hungary, appointed hereditary seneschal of Lennox by King Malcolm III of Scotland, with the right to use the Drummond surname.[1]
In Portugal, the surname arrived with Sir John Drummond, son of Sir John Drummond of Carghill and Stobhall, who left Scotland in 1418, set off for France and from there to the kingdom of Granada (Spain) to fight against the moors, and finally he set off for the island of Madeira (Portugal).[2] Later, Francisco Ferreira Drummond (b. Madeira, 1580, d. Azores, 1615) migrated to the island of Terceira in the Azores archipelago (Portugal), where he established his residence in Ribeira Seca, part of the town of São Sebastião. From this date onwards, the surname Drummond undergoes various corruptions, such as 'Armond', 'de Ormonde', 'Ormonde', and 'Ormond' (only in Brazil).
Notable people with the surname "Drummond" include
This page lists people with the
surnameDrummond. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
References
^The Genealogy of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond, Edimburgo, 1831
^João Drummond e a sua descendência, «Arquivo l-lístórico da Madeira», vol. 3, n° 2, Funchal, 1933, p. 118