McDermott or MacDermott is an Irish surname from County Roscommon and is mostly found in the west of Ireland. Some notable people with the surname are listed below.

Surname

A

• Alan McDermott (born 1982), Irish footballer
• Alice McDermott (born 1953), American writer
• Alister McDermott (born 1991), Australian cricketer
• Allan Langdon McDermott (1854–1908), American politician
• Andrew McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ann McDermott, American biophysicist
• Anne-Marie McDermott, American pianist
• Ardal McDermott, Irish hurler

B

• Barrie McDermott (born 1972), English rugby union footballer
• Ben McDermott (born 1994), Australian cricketer
• Beverly McDermott (1926–2012), American director
• Bill McDermott (born 1961), American business executive
• Bob McDermott (born 1963), American politician
• Bobby McDermott (1914–1963), American basketball player
• Bosco McDermott (born 1936), Irish sportsperson
• Brett McDermott, English mixed martial artist
• Brian McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people

C

• Catherine McDermott, British professor
• Charles McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chris McDermott (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
• Christopher McDermott (born 1989), British handball player and coach
• Clancy McDermott (1920–2007), Northern Irish footballer
• Conor McDermott (born 1992), American football player
• Cormac MacDermott (? – 1618), one of the best-known Irish harpers at the Jacobean court
• Craig McDermott (born 1965), Australian cricketer

D

• Darren McDermott (born 1978), English boxer
• Dave McDermott (born 1974), American artist
• David McDermott (born 1988), English footballer
• Dean McDermott (born 1966), Canadian-American actor
• Dennis McDermott (1922–2003), Canadian trade unionist
• Don McDermott (1929–2020), American speed skater
• Donal McDermott (born 1989), Irish footballer
• Doug McDermott (born 1992), American basketball player
• Drew McDermott (1949–2022), American computer scientist
• Dylan McDermott (born 1961), American actor

E

• Edward J. McDermott (1952–1926), American politician
• Elizabeth McDermott, British professor
• Emmet McDermott (1911–2002), Australian politician and dentist
• Enda McDermott (born 1945), Irish cricketer
• Eoghan McDermott (born 1983), Irish television presenter
• Erica McDermott (born 1973), American actress
• Eugene McDermott (1899–1973), American geophysicist

F

• Fran McDermott (born 1960), American football player
• Francis McDermott (1874–1957), Australian politician
• Frank McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people

G

• Gary McDermott (born 1946), American football player
• George Thomas McDermott (1886–1937), American judge
• Gerald McDermott (1941–2012), American filmmaker
• Gertrude McDermott (1846–1940), American teacher and religious figure
• Greg McDermott (born 1964), American basketball coach
• Gregory McDermott (born 1958), Australian equestrian

H

• Helen McDermott (born 1954), British radio and television presenter
• Hugh McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people

J

• Jack McDermott (1906–1958), Irish trade unionist
• James McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jerry McDermott, American police officer
• J. M. McDermott, American writer
• John McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josie McDermott (1925–1992), Irish musician

K

• Kathleen McDermott (born 1977), Scottish actress
• Kathleen McDermott (psychologist), American psychologist
• K. C. McDermott (born 1996), American football player
• Keith McDermott (born 1953), American actor
• Kevin McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kirstyn McDermott, Australian writer

L

• Lee McDermott (gymnast) (born 1974), British gymnast
• Luke McDermott (born 1987), American ice sled hockey player
• Lloyd McDermott (1939–2019), Australian rugby union footballer

M

• Marc McDermott (1871–1929), Australian actor
• Marcia McDermott (born 1965), American soccer coach
• Mark McDermott (born 1971), Irish rugby union footballer
• Martin McDermott, Irish Gaelic footballer and manager
• Mary McDermott (fl. 1832), Irish poet
• Mary M. McDermott, American professor
• Matthew McDermott (born 1977), American judge
• Maurice McDermott (footballer) (1923–1988), English footballer
• Melissa McDermott, American news anchor and reporter
• Michael McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mick McDermott (born 1974), Northern Irish footballer
• Mickey McDermott (1929–2003), American baseball player
• Mike McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Murray McDermott (1950–2003), Scottish footballer

N

• Neale McDermott (born 1985), English footballer
• Neil McDermott (born 1980), British actor
• Nicola McDermott (born 1996), Australian high jumper
• Nora McDermott (1927–2013), Canadian basketball and volleyball player
• Norm McDermott (1913–1987), Australian rules footballer

P

• Patrick McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Paul McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Peter McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Phelim McDermott (born 1963), English actor and stage director
• Phil McDermott, British actor

R

• Red McDermott (1888–1964), American baseball player
• Robert McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rose McDermott, American professor

S

• Sandy McDermott (1856–1922), American baseball player
• Sean McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Shane McDermott (born 1992), American football player
• Stephen McDermott, Gaelic footballer
• Steve McDermott (born 1964), English footballer

T

• Tate McDermott (born 1998), Australian rugby union footballer
• Terry McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Thomas McDermott (disambiguation), multiple people
• Thomas A McDermott (born 1948) American Customs Official
• Todd McDermott (born 1966), American journalist
• Townsend McDermott (1818–1907), Australian politician
• Tracey McDermott, British civil servant

U

• Ufuoma McDermott (born 1981), Nigerian filmmaker

V

• Vincent McDermott (1933–2016), American composer

W

• Walsh McDermott (1909–1981), American physician
• William McDermott (1930–2013), Irish-Peruvian Roman Catholic bishop

Z

• Zara McDermott (born 1996), English media personality