Dempsey

Dempsey is a family name of Irish origin.

Dempsey is a variant of O'Dempsey, first recorded as Dempse in 1526. It represents the Anglicized form of the Irish gaelic Ó Díomasaigh, « descendant of Díomasaigh »; the latter stems from the Irish adjective díomasach « proud » ^[1].

The name Dempsey may refer to:

Women:

• Muriel Dempsey (1905–1986), Canadian author
• Rosemary Dempsey, American feminist activist
• Sandra Dempsey, Canadian playwright

Men:

• Cedric Dempsey, former American sports executive
• Clint Dempsey (born 1983), American soccer player
• Courtenay Dempsey (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
• Damien Dempsey, Irish singer and songwriter
• Dan Dempsey, Australian rugby league footballer
• Denis Dempsey (1826–1896), Irish soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Donald Dempsey (c. 1932–2005), American recording executive
• Ed Dempsey, Canadian ice hockey coach
• Gary Dempsey:
  • Gary Dempsey (born 1948), Australian rules football player
  • Gary Dempsey (footballer) (born 1981), Irish footballer
• George Dempsey:
  • George Dempsey, retired American diplomat
  • George Dempsey (basketball) (born 1929), retired American basketball player
• Girvan Dempsey (born 1975), Irish rugby union footballer
• Ian Dempsey (born 1961), Irish radio presenter
• Jack Dempsey:
  • Jack Dempsey (1895–1983), heavyweight American boxer
  • Jack Dempsey (politician), Australian politician, MP from 2006
  • Jack Dempsey (wrestler), ring name of Thomas Moore (1920–2007), British professional wrestler
  • Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (1862–1895), born John Edward Kelly, middleweight Irish boxer
• James Dempsey (1917–1982), Scottish politician, MP 1959–1982
• John Dempsey:
  • John Dempsey (footballer) (born 1946), Irish retired footballer
  • John Dempsey (lyricist), also playwright
  • John N. Dempsey (1915–1989), American politician (Connecticut)
  • John J. Dempsey (1879–1958), American politician (New Mexico)
  • John P. Dempsey (born January 3, 1901, died 1975) California Superior Court Justice, Santa Clara County
  • John Dempsey (cartoonist), American single-panel cartoonist
  • John Dempsey (novelist) (fl. c. 1990s)
  • John Dempsey (poet) (born 1977)
• Lorcan Dempsey (born 1958), Irish library information expert
• Mark Dempsey:
  • Mark Dempsey (born 1964), English footballer and coach
  • Mark Dempsey (footballer) (born 1972), retired Irish footballer
• Martin Dempsey, American lieutenant general, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq
• Michael Dempsey:
  • Michael Dempsey (born 1958), British musician
  • Micheal Dempsey (footballer) (born 1975), Irish footballer
• Mick Dempsey, retired Irish gaelic footballer
• Miles Dempsey (1896–1969), British general of World War II
• Nathan Dempsey (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
• Nick Dempsey (born 1980), English windsurfer
• Noel Dempsey (born 1953), Irish politician
• Patrick Dempsey (born 1966), American actor
• Paul Dempsey (born 1976), Australian rock musician
• Rey Dempsey, retired American college football coach
• Richard Dempsey (born 1974), English actor
• Rick Dempsey (born 1949), retired American baseball player
• S. Wallace Dempsey (1862–1949), American Republican politician, Congressman 1915–1931
• Tom Dempsey:
  • Tom Dempsey (born 1947), retired American football player
  • Tom Dempsey (Missouri) (born 1967), American Republican restaurateur and politician
• Tommy Dempsey, American college basketball coach
• Tony Dempsey (born 1944), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, TD 2002–2007
• Travis Demsey, born Travis Dempsey, Australian musician

As a given name:

• Dempsey Bob (born 1948), Canadian woodcarver
• Dempsey Burges (1751–1800), American politician, Congressman 1795–1799
• Dempsey Essick, American artist
• Dempsey Wilson (1927–1971), American racecar driver
• P. Dempsey Tabler (1876–1956), American actor, athlete and businessman

References

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