Lorimer (surname)
Lorimer is a surname of Scottish origin which means "a bridle maker." It may also refer to a "maker and seller of spurs, bits, and other metal attachments to harness and tackle, from Anglo-Norman French lorenier, loremier, an agent derivative of Old French lorain meaning ‘tackle’ or ‘harness’, etc."
Notable people with the surname include:
- Bob Lorimer, retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer, officer in the British Indian Army and noted linguist
- George Lorimer (disambiguation)
- Glennis Lorimer, British actress
- Henry Lorimer, British Conservative Party politician
- Hew Lorimer, Scottish sculptor
- Hugh Lorimer, Scottish footballer
- Ian Lorimer, British television director
- James Lorimer, American attorney and FBI agent
- James Lorimer (Australian politician), Australian politician and businessman
- James Lorimer (South African politician)
- John Gordon Lorimer (civil servant), Scottish colonial administrator and historian
- John Henry Lorimer, Scottish painter who worked on portraits and genre scenes of everyday life
- John Lorimer (surgeon), Anglo-American surgeon, mathematician, politician and cartographer
- Linda Lorimer, American university administrator
- Maxwell George Lorimer, known as Max Wall, English comedian and actor
- Norma Lorimer, Scots novelist and travel writer
- Peter Lorimer, footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s for Leeds United
- Robert Lorimer, Scottish architect
- Roddy Lorimer, Scottish musician who has performed with Blur, Gene, The Rolling Stones, Suede, The Waterboys and Kick Horns
- William Lorimer (politician), United States Senator and congressman from the State of Illinois
- William Lorimer (scholar), scholar best known for his translation of the New Testament into Lowland Scots