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Carmichael
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Carmical Carmicheal
Etymology
From en xcb *cayr (cognate of Welsh cy caer fort, stronghold) + the personal name en Michael.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɑɹmaɪkəl/
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en village/and/cpar in carea/South Lanarkshire cc/Scotland OS grid ref NS9238.
en CDP co/Sacramento County s/California c/US.
en David Caraccio Filmmaker’s former Sacramento estate with 1880s farmhouse, unique mansion for sale. See it w:The Sacramento Bee https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article288617513.html 2024-05-22 The property became the highest-priced sale in Carmichael in 2017 when it was sold for $1.7 million to Nicksam Properties LLC, according to public property records. https://web.archive.org/web/20240525181826/https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article288617513.html
en rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109) and special service area therein, in p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en countable en habitational Scots.
en w:Jules Furthman Shanghai Express (film) Shanghai Express 1932 Reverend Carmichael Lawrence Grant My name is Carmichael. Doctor of Divinity in the service of mankind.
Derived terms
en Carmichael number Carmichaelite carmichaelite
Descendants
mul Carmichaelia genus 1
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Carmichael is the 1825th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19628 individuals. Carmichael is most common among White (72.33%) and Black/African American (22.18%) individuals.
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