Blackmore Surname

25,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Blackmore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackmore.' (1) Blackmoor, parish in the Diocese of Winchester; (2), Blackmore, parish in the Diocese of St. Albans. The form Blakamour seems to suggest a French nickname; compare Phillimore, Parramore, &c.

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Blackmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,6611:7,2731,060
United States5,0381:71,9458,320
Australia2,9271:9,2231,378
Canada2,6321:13,9992,066
New Zealand7891:5,739946
Wales6851:4,518491
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Ireland2121:22,2122,215
Scotland1691:31,6793,205
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
Jersey411:2,420410
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Saint Kitts and Nevis101:5,520561
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
France81:8,302,840321,660
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominica11:75,891912
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malta11:430,2723,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1151:38,5213,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0271:6,053931
Wales2411:6,508425
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Guernsey71:4,665827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0001:50,2195,709

Blackmore (159) may also be a first name.

Blackmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackmore.' (1) Blackmoor, parish in the Diocese of Winchester; (2), Blackmore, parish in the Diocese of St. Albans. The form Blakamour seems to suggest a French nickname; compare Phillimore, Parramore, &c. Still, it is better to consider the a as intrusive, as in Greenaway, Otta- way, Hathaway, &c.

William Blakhommore, Norwich, 1398: History of Norfolk.

William de Blachomor, Norwich, 4 Richard II: ibid.

Margery de Blakemor, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard de Blakemore, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(Prior) de Blakemore, Essex, ibid.

Simon Blakamour. State Paper Office Publications.

Beatrix Blakamour, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

Richard Blackamore. History of Norfolk.

1632. Bapt. Ralph, s. Raph Blackmore: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1745. Married — Thomas Cox and Mary Blackmore: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English+ French-Latin-Greek) Black- amoor; Negro. [Middle English blak, Old English blæc + French More, Latin Maur-us, Greek Mαΰρ-oς, a Moor] (English) Dweller at a Black Moor. [Old English blase + mór]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Essex. Blachemer is a pra-Domesd. baptismal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Blackmoor; a location name in Somerset.

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

The Blackmores are now numerous in Honiton and its neighbourhood, There is (or was) an epitaph in the Middle Temple church to Mark Blackmore, son of Mark Blackmore, of Harpford, in the county of Devon, gent. (Dugdale's "Orig. Jur. "), which cannot bear a later date than the early part of the 17th century. A family of the name lived in Exmouth last century: in 1746 Mr. Blackmore "leaded ye tower;" and in 1771 and 1811 William and John Blackmore were clerks of Exmouth Chapel (Webb) Blackmore and Blackmoor are places in Essex, Wilts, and other counties. Blakemore is now a Shropshire surname. Blakemā and De Blakemor were surnames in Bucks, Oxon, and Essex six centuries ago (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Blackmore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blackmore is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackmore? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blackmore is the 25,554th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 345,561 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Blackmore live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Blackmore is also the 727,628th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 159 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 7,661 people, or 1 in 7,273. In England Blackmore is mostly found in: Devon, where 12 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Somerset, where 6 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Blackmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blackmore has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blackmore surname increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 504 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 184 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 583 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blackmore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Blackmore last name is chiefly Catholic (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blackmore last name are 10.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Blackmore earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning R 255,444 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $49,144 CAD per year.

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Blackmore Reference & Research

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