Ormond (surname)

Ormond or Ormand is a very old surname, originated in Ireland, but also occurring nowadays in Portugal (mainly Azores), Brazil, England, Scotland, and United States.

It derives from the Irish toponym Oirmhumhain 'East Munster' and was a hereditary title within the Irish aristocracy. See Earl of Ormonde (Irish).

The name can vary in spelling in old texts (as is typical of the English language generally). However the spelling Ormond is specific to the earldom, while Ormonde with an e is specific to the dukedom. (Jane Fenlon, 'The decorative plasterwork at Ormond castle: a unique survival', Architectural History, 41 (1998), 67-81, at 80).

People
 Bert Ormond, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
 Counts of Ormond, counts of the Holy Roman Empire
 Dale Ormond , first civilian director of RDECOM 
 Danny Ormand, Current head of newly created Arkansas State Agency. A.C.I.C. Arkansas Crime Information Center and former county sheriff.
 Duncan Ormond, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
 Earl of Ormonde (Irish)
 Earl of Ormonde (Scottish)
 Francis Ormond, Australian philanthropist, founder of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and patron of the University of Melbourne
 Gibby Ormond (1933–2010), Scottish footballer
 Herbert Ormond, Sir Herbert John Ormond.  English mayor, J.P. and draper
 Iain Ormond, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
 Jack Ormond, aka Tiaki Omana, former New Zealand Maori politician and rugby player.
 James Ormond (disambiguation)
 Joan Ormond (d.1507), wife of John Ormond, esquire
 John Ormond, Welsh poet and filmmaker
 John Davies Ormond, Superintendent of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
 Sir John Davies Wilder Ormond, Chairmen of the New Zealand Meat Producers Board, Exports and Shipping council & shipping line
 Hon. John James Ormond, Assc. Justice Alabama Supreme Court. (1837-1847)
 Julia Ormond, British actress
 Louisa Ormond (1798-1868), wife of Walter Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes
 Mary Ormond, wife of a notorious English pirate Blackbeard.
 Richard Louis Ormond, (CBE) Former Director of the National Maritime Museum and noted arthur.
 Roger Ormond, Member of the Royal Council of North Carolina North Carolina statesman
 Saint Ormond,a French saint of the 6th century Catholic church; feastday Jan. 23; elected Abbot of St. Maire circa 587
 Vicki Ormond, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
 Violet Sargent Ormond, sister of John Singer Sargent
 Wayne Ormond, Australian businessman
 Willie Ormond, Scotland international football (soccer) player and manager
 Hon. Wyriott Ormond Sr., Attorney General of N.C. J.P., Sheriff principal,Member of the Upper House & the Lower House of N.C. .
 Dr. Frank G. Ormonde Direct decedent of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, 12th Earl of Ormond; Retired United States Navy Senior Officer; COO/CEO; Chiropractic Physician
 Franklin F. Ormonde Direct descendant of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, 12th Earl of Ormond; Professional Race Car Driver (Flyin' Frank Ormonde)

See also 
 Ormonde (disambiguation)
 Ormond (disambiguation)

Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames
Category:Toponymic surnames