Gormly is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gormly
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Gormly is the variant of Grimes. Grym, an ancient personal name, apparently Scandinavian, whence Grimson and the local names Grimwood, Grimshaw, Grimsdale, Grimwadle, and several others to be found in their proper places.

Lastname is a variant form of Gormley. Grandson of Goirmghialla meaning "blue hostage," Goirmghiolla meaning "blue servant" or Goirmrhleaghach meaning "blue spearman".

Variation of Grimes. Descendant of Grim meaning "mask".

How popular is Gormly?

As per 2010 US census, number of Gormlys plummeted by 2.41 per cent to 364 since 2000 and slipped by 3906 spots and ranked at 56195. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.48 94.1
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.3 1.88
Hispanic or Latino 2.75 1.61
Others 2.2 2.14

Gormly Namesakes

  • Walter Gormly, American conscientious objector

Gormly Namesakes

  • Walter Gormly, American conscientious objector

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