Aylmer Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Aylmer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylmar' or 'Ailmar.' Several instances occur in Domesday; v. Amery. A common surname in the Hundred Rolls. It was already going out of fashion in the 13th century as a font-name, and is rarely found as such in the 14th century, but it secured hereditary honours as a surname somewhat early, and as a consequence is well represented in our directories.

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Aylmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3091:180,31716,264
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Ireland1331:35,4062,941
Australia1311:206,07420,044
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Israel151:570,50941,023
France51:13,284,544357,392
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Guernsey81:4,082713
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Aylmer (314) may also be a first name.

Aylmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylmar' or 'Ailmar.' Several instances occur in Domesday; v. Amery. A common surname in the Hundred Rolls. It was already going out of fashion in the 13th century as a font-name, and is rarely found as such in the 14th century, but it secured hereditary honours as a surname somewhat early, and as a consequence is well represented in our directories. The 'l' is usually elided in the United States, but this occurred so early as the 13th century.

Aymar Hitche, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Aylmer, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William Aylmar, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Avice Ailmar, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John Aylmere, rector of Ingworth, Norfolk, 1353: History of Norfolk.

Thomas Atlmer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1616. Married — Henry Cart writ and Ann Ailmer: St. Antholin (London).

1607. Justinian Aylmer and Catherine Faulkner: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

AILMER, Emme de Ailmer and Roger de Almere: both of Selkirkshire, rendered homage, 1296. The seal of the latter bears a hunting horn, stringed, and S' Rogerf d' Ainmer. As Roger de Aylemer he accounts in 1304 for the ward of Trequair (Bain, II, p. 198,202, 439,552). Adam Aylmer was a tenant under the earl of Douglas in the vill of Tybris, 1376 (RHM., II, p. 16), and Elizabeth Aimoir appears in Cambuswallace, 1603 (Dunblane).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) v. Ayl-, and + O.H.Ger. Old Saxon mári = Old English mœre, famous'.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This Anglo-Saxon name came to Ireland after the Norman invasion and, settling in Leinster, families so called became hibernicized. Bibl; Map Kild

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ailmarus, AEilmar, or Ailmar, occurs several times in Domesd. as a personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This family trace their name and descent from Ailmer or Athelmare, Earl of Cornwall, in the time of King Ethelred. Allmor, in Welsh, signifies a valley or dale.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Adalmar (Gothic), Renowned race. Adal, race, family.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From the Frisian, Helmer; a personal name Ailmar, a tenant in chiefin the Domesday Book.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Aylmer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aylmer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Aylmer (Marathi: मेर) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aylmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 375,258th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,638,937 people. The last name Aylmer is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Aylmer are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. Aylmer is also the 495,703rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 314 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 309 people, or 1 in 180,317. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 10 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Ireland, where 14 percent are found.

Aylmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Aylmer has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Aylmer last name grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,258 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 215 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Aylmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Aylmer surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Aylmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.85% more than the national average, earning R 512,952 per year; in United States they earn 17.38% more than the national average, earning $50,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.91% less than the national average, earning $39,793 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aylemer920/
Aylmier920/
Almer912,753/
Ylmer9113/
Almeer831,751/
Allmer831,328/
Yelmer83815/
Halmer83722/
Ahlmer83203/
Almert83161/
Almere83103/
Galmer8347/
Almeir8319/
Yilmer8314/
Ealmer834/
Aulmer834/
Almger834/
Almerd834/
Alhmer833/
Aalmer832/
Almier832/
Almerz831/
Ailmer831/
Almear831/
Almerr831/
Almmer831/
Eylmer830/
Alme801,431/
Ylme802/
Hallmer77107/
Allmere7797/
Almgeer7739/
Eylemer7728/
Allmert7710/
Hailmer776/
Almeher774/
Gaulmer772/
Almerth772/
Gallmer771/
Halmear771/
Allmier771/
Galmeer771/
Almeire771/
Aalmeer771/
Almesre771/
Almheir771/
Yellmer770/
Allmeyr770/
Elmer7314,366/
Halme734,491/
Almea731,763/
Ilmer731,009/
Almes73847/
Almed73585/
Almey73425/
Almet73327/
Almér73191/
Galme73167/
Yelme73135/
Almir73109/
Yilme7357/
Almyr7344/
Almeu7340/
Almee7340/
Almez7336/
Almre7330/
Almei7326/
Almeh7320/
Almie7319/
Hylme737/
Allme736/
Yolme736/
Almej735/
Ealme735/
Aalme733/
Ahlme732/
Alhme732/
Ailme732/
Aslme731/
Almèr731/
Aulme731/
Almerová7128/
Hallmert7114/
Almerova7111/
Hallmere718/
Almeardh717/
Aalmgeer714/
Alhmeerh712/
Almahier711/
Yilmeher711/
Gallmeyr710/
Hallmeir710/
Helmer6717,138/
Gilmer6710,503/
Hilmer674,459/
Ellmer671,813/
Illmer671,434/
Almgir67556/
Halmes67485/
Aileme67340/
Alhmed67334/
Elmeir67215/
Elmeer67201/
Halmey67186/
Halmeš67164/
Gelmer67152/
Almair67150/
Elmier67147/
Almire6785/
Gaulme6780/
Almesh6766/
Allmäe6761/
Almeid6758/
Halmet6744/
Ilmere6740/
Allmér6739/
Allmyr6728/
Allmey6725/
Almeas6725/
Hallme6723/
Eilmer6723/
Elmert6722/
Ilmert6722/
Almech6721/
Elmere6720/
Ayelmi6712/
Halmee6711/
Almhed6710/
Galmey678/
Halmei677/
Allmerová676/
Haselmeir676/
Ahlmér676/
Yilmez675/
Almett675/
Aselme675/
Halmeh675/
Haulme675/
Almije675/
Allmet674/
Ealeme674/
Elmetr674/
Almmed673/
Almeea673/
Halmir673/
Allmed672/
Eulmer672/
Almetz672/
Jilmer672/
Elmmer672/
Almeed672/
Almyre672/
Halmie672/
Aglime672/
Hailme672/
Hattlemer671/
Ilmmer671/
Ealmes671/
Ehlmer671/
Gaalme671/
Halmre671/
Almeds671/
Almeey671/
Atlmes671/
Asselmeir671/
Ylmije671/
Yelmme671/
Oelmer671/
Yilmet671/
Yelmei671/
Halmea671/
Halmøe671/
Galmér671/
Almeys671/
Almhea671/
Almheu671/
Almhjr671/
Almees671/
Ajilme671/
Ayilma671/
Almoir671/
Almieh671/
Halmed671/
Yileme671/
Oyleme671/
Alhmey671/
Almeet671/
Almihe671/
Oulmer670/

Aylmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aylmer in the Marathi language
मेरmera50
इलमेरilamera50

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