Elmore Surname

15,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Elmore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elmer,' i.e. Aylmer, which see. To be carefully distinguished from Elmore, which see.

Eylmer, fil. Sirich, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Eylmer, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Elmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States34,0001:10,6611,305
England1,2251:45,4845,730
Australia3061:88,22110,161
Canada2421:152,25515,495
Ireland691:68,2454,322
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Wales651:47,6084,483
Northern Ireland561:32,9473,302
Peru541:588,59515,207
Israel471:182,07718,133
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
France131:5,109,440259,941
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland941:47,1264,063
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4071:59,8907,018
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2521:11,8111,531

Elmore (3,275) may also be a first name.

Elmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elmer,' i.e. Aylmer, which see. To be carefully distinguished from Elmore, which see.

Eylmer, fil. Sirich, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Eylmer, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Elmericus de Besye, Suffolk, ibid.

Walter Elmer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

'Item, gevin to maistres Elmer' 1537: Privy Purse Exp., Princess Mary.

'Item, geven to Maistres Aelmer, sc., vs.,' 1537-8: ibid.

1574. Married — Richarde Carter and Cecily Ellmar: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1804. — John Elmer and Ann Gillam: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Elmore,' (1) a hamlet in Dorset, half a mile from Shaftesbury; (a) a parish in Gloucestershire, six miles from Gloucester. This surname must be distinguished from Elmer, although no doubt they have been confused. The index to the registers of St. James, Clerkenwell, puts Ellmar and Elmer under the heading of Elmore. This is a great mistake.

1733. Married — Thomas Pitman and Mary Elmore: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Elmore = 1 the Elm- Tree Moor [Old English elm + mór] 2 the Elm-Tree Bank or Shore [Old English elm + óra]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Elmore (shore where elms grew), in Gloucestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An Anglo-Saxon personal name. An individual so designated was a tenant in chief in co. Hereford, temp. Domesd. The same as Aylmer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Elmore Last Name Facts

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

Elmore (Russian: Элморе) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmore? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,341st most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 200,599 people. The last name Elmore occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Elmore reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Elmore is also the 125,073rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 3,275 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 34,000 people, or 1 in 10,661. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Elmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elmore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elmore surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 301 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 27 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 542 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elmore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Elmore surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Elmore are 16.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elmore earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 139.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,386 per year; in United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmore92709/
Ellmore92692/
Aelmore9245/
Elmoore9231/
Gelmore924/
Elmorer924/
Eilmore923/
Ielmore921/
Ealmore921/
Elmoere921/
Elmoire921/
Elmoret921/
Elmorre921/
Elmosre921/
Yelmore921/
Elmores921/
Elmoreh921/
Elmorie920/
Elmorey920/
Elmor912,993/
Elmohrez868/
Etelmore861/
Elmourei861/
D'Elmore861/
Ellmmore860/
Ellmoore860/
Gellmore860/
Elmohr83523/
Almore83226/
Elmour83200/
Elmorr83177/
Elmory83156/
Olmore8357/
Elmare8321/
Elmere8320/
Elmoor8316/
Elmora838/
Ilmore833/
Helmor831/
Elmori831/
Elmure831/
Ellmor830/
Gilmore7781,278/
Elmasre774,485/
Aylmore77390/
Elmorry77122/
Ailmore7717/
Elmarie7716/
Yelmare7714/
Elmorri7713/
Elmohri7710/
Elmoryh779/
Eelmere778/
Elmarey777/
Almorei776/
Jilmore775/
Almoure775/
Hellmor775/
Almoree774/
Elmorra774/
Hilmore773/
Elmatre772/
Almorie772/
Elmoury772/
Elmarez772/
Elmouri772/
Helmory771/
Ellmora771/
Elmerie771/
Helmare771/
Elmerre771/
Gelmare771/
Elmosri771/
Eilmour771/
Elmotri771/
Elmares771/
Elmaure771/
Elmared771/
Allmore770/
Gelmorr770/
Elmar73379/
Elmôr739/
Ilmor730/
Gillmore713,429/
Elmasrey712,717/
Elmourid71278/
Elmasree71215/
Elmouhri71139/
Gilmoure7141/
Hjelmare7119/
Gilmoore7110/
Gailmore715/
Elmoraai714/
Aylemore712/
Jelmarie711/
Gilmmore711/
Yelmatre711/
Hillmore711/
Aelmerey711/
Ellmaure711/
Elmoutri711/
Almohrej711/
Almouree711/
Elmasrea711/
Elmasrei711/
Gilmoree710/
Gilmor67442/
Almare67302/
Elmery67288/
Helmar67184/
Almere67103/
Gelmar6762/
Ellmaurer6751/
Ilmere6740/
Elmara6737/
Almori6733/
Elmeri6725/
Elmarr6723/
Gelmár6722/
Elmari6721/
Almory6712/
Elmard6710/
Gillmoure679/
Jilmor679/
Elmary675/
Elmuri674/
Elhmar674/
Elmasr674/
O'Gilmore673/
Gillmoore672/
Ellmar672/
Elmart672/
Elmury671/
Gaillmore671/
Yilmor671/
Uilmor671/
Elmaharet671/
Hilmor671/
Eilmar671/
D'Gilmore671/
Gillmorre670/

Elmore Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmore in the Russian language
Элмореelmore-

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