Willmore Surname
Approximately 3,635 people bear this surname
Willmore Surname Definition:
This name is very well known in its Gaelic form because of the international reputation of the Irish actor Michael MacLiammoir. Bardsley equates Willmore with the English name Wilmer, but, though I have not met any near-Gaelic anglicized form of the name, I cannot state for certain that it is not Irish in origin: it occurs in Co.
Read More About This SurnameWillmore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,561 | 1:232,197 | 22,338 |
| England | 1,088 | 1:51,211 | 6,324 |
| Dominican Republic | 270 | 1:38,640 | 2,109 |
| South Africa | 208 | 1:260,470 | 26,176 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| Canada | 157 | 1:234,685 | 22,439 |
| Namibia | 55 | 1:43,807 | 5,665 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 541 | 1:45,056 | 5,611 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 354 | 1:141,861 | 13,333 |
Willmore (412) may also be a first name.
Willmore Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This name is very well known in its Gaelic form because of the international reputation of the Irish actor Michael MacLiammoir. Bardsley equates Willmore with the English name Wilmer, but, though I have not met any near-Gaelic anglicized form of the name, I cannot state for certain that it is not Irish in origin: it occurs in Co. Tyrone in 1596, when Anne Willmore received a “pardon”. * The Fiant in question (no. 5996) is somewhat unusual and is worth quoting in full: “Pardon to Hugh, earl of Tyrone, and all the sons, brothers, kinsmen, followers, tenants and servants of the said earl, dwelling in the country of Tyrone, Henry Hovenden, gent, Robert Hovenden, his son, Francis Mountfort, John Baeth and James Gernon, gentlemen, Rob. Benett, Anne Willmore, George Cawell and Edm. Barrett, and all others persons dwelling in the country of Tyrone.”
At any rate it was definitely in a remote part of Ireland as far back as Elizabethan times. It may be of interest to mention that Willmore occurs in a list of Latin equivalents of fourteenth century English surnames, printed by Ewen, as de Salicosa Mara. Always a rare name it occurs occasionally as Wilmor as well as Willmore in comparatively recent times in Dublin.
*For the significance of the term “pardon” in the Tudor Fiants see More Irish Families, p. 4283.
†Corry and O'Curry are dealt with in Irish Families and More Irish Families.
(Teutonic) Belovedly Famous [Old Teutonic Willimar, Willemar, &c.: v. under Willer, and + O.pl.Ger. and O.L.Ger. mâri-Gothic mér-s = Old English mœre = Old Norse mœr-r, famous, illustrious] The 13th-cent. Hundred-Rolls contain botli Wilmer and Wilmar as surnames.
The homogenetic Guillemer is now rare in France.
Better known now as Mac Liammóir. It is on record in Co. Tyrone in the sixteenth century. SIF 154
Probably the same as the German personal name Wilmar, formerly written Willimar.
Willmore Demographics
Average Willmore Salary in
United States
$43,327 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Willmore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willmore Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Willmore is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Willmore? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 125,271st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,004,827 people. Willmore is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Willmore reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 423,803rd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 412 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,561 people, or 1 in 232,197. In The United States it is most common in: Utah, where 12 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 7 percent reside.
Willmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Willmore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willmore surname increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Willmore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Willmore last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Willmore last name are 19.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Willmore earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning R 266,220 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $45,275 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willmores | 94 | 41 | / |
| Willmoore | 94 | 5 | / |
| Wilmore | 93 | 3,852 | / |
| Willmor | 93 | 55 | / |
| Wllmore | 93 | 0 | / |
| Billmore | 88 | 27 | / |
| Villmore | 88 | 12 | / |
| Willmure | 88 | 1 | / |
| Willmora | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wilmoore | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whilmore | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wilmoire | 88 | 0 | / |
| Willmare | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wellmore | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wilmor | 86 | 27 | / |
| Wlmore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Willmarie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Willmar | 80 | 39 | / |
| Vilmore | 80 | 27 | / |
| Bilmore | 80 | 15 | / |
| Villmor | 80 | 12 | / |
| Welmore | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wilmori | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wilmora | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wilmere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wellmor | 80 | 0 | / |
| Willmareth | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bellmore | 75 | 1,362 | / |
| Bilmoore | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vilmores | 75 | 1 | / |
| Villmere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Villmour | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wilmarie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wellmure | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wilmar | 71 | 369 | / |
| Vilmor | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wuillmart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bilmor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uilmor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willmarph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welmor | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wilmourth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Belmore | 67 | 1,803 | / |
| Vilmure | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wellmar | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bellmor | 67 | 23 | / |
| Villmar | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vilmort | 67 | 3 | / |
| Welmare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wilmarh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bilmori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velmore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilmary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlmores | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuilmar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilmere | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vilmour | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wielmar | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wilmari | 67 | 0 | / |
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