Dalrymple (name)

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.

Baronets, of Stair (1664)

 * James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair (1619–1695), created Viscount of Stair in 1690
 * John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair (1648–1707), initially 2nd Viscount of Stair, made 1st Earl of Stair in 1703

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)

 * Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (1650–1719)
 * Sir John Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1682–1743)
 * Sir William Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet (1704–1771)
 * Sir John Dalrymple Hamilton, 4th Baronet (1726–1810)
 * John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair (1771–1853), succeeded as 8th Earl of Stair in 1840

Baronets, of Hailes, Midlothian (1701)

 * Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (1665–1721)
 * Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1692–1751)
 * David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes 3rd Baronet (1726–1792)
 * Sir James Dalrymple, 4th Baronet (died 1800)
 * Sir John Pringle Dalrymple, 5th Baronet (died 1829)

Baronets, of High Mark (1815)

 * Sir Hew Whiteford Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (1750–1830)
 * Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1784–1866)

Baronets, of New Hailes (1887)

 * Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (1839–1916)
 * Sir David Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1879–1932)
 * Sir Charles Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet (1915–1971)

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
 * Jack Dalrymple (musician), member of musical band $wingin' Utter$
 * Jack Dalrymple, 32nd Governor of North Dakota and businessman
 * Jamie Dalrymple (born 1981), English cricketer
 * Jerry Dalrymple, (1906–1962), All-American Football Player, Tulane University
 * John Dalrymple
 * John Dalrymple (died 1742) (1699–1742), Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs, 1728–1734
 * John Dalrymple (physician) (1803–1852), English ophthalmologist
 * John Dalrymple (political writer) (1734–1779)
 * Sir John Charles Dalrymple-Hay (1821–1912), 3rd Baronet, was a Scottish Admiral and politician
 * John Hamilton Elphinstone Dalrymple (1819–1888), British Army general
 * Learmonth White Dalrymple (c. 1827 – 1906), New Zealand educationalist
 * Leona Dalrymple (1884–1968), American author
 * Robert Dalrymple (1880–1970), Scottish footballer
 * Timothy Dalrymple, associate director of content at Patheos.com, a religious website
 * Louis Dalrymple (1866–1905), American caricaturist
 * William Dalrymple
 * William Dalrymple (historian) (born 1965), Scottish historian and writer
 * William Dalrymple (1678–1744), Scottish MP in the British Parliament
 * William Dalrymple (British Army officer) (1736–1807), Scottish soldier and MP in the British Parliament

Pseudonym

 * Theodore Dalrymple, pen name of Anthony Daniels

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

 * Dalrymple Maitland (1848–1919), Isle of Man politician
 * William Dalrymple Maclagan (1826–1910), Archbishop of York from 1891 to 1908
 * Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779–1868), British soldier
 * James Norman Dalrymple Anderson, University of London law academic