Elsmore Surname

236,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Elsmore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ellesmore,' a parish in Salop.

1616. Married — David Elsmore and Phillip Gowen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1779. — Joseph Jerome and Elizabeth Elsmore: St. George, Hanover Square.

Read More About This Surname

Elsmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8281:67,2927,800
United States4441:816,34962,706
New Zealand1821:24,8814,349
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Wales361:85,9597,098
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3891:62,6627,272
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Elsmore (20) may also be a first name.

Elsmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ellesmore,' a parish in Salop.

1616. Married — David Elsmore and Phillip Gowen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1779. — Joseph Jerome and Elizabeth Elsmore: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Ellesmere, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Elsmore Last Name Facts

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

Elsmore occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Elsmore.

How Common Is The Last Name Elsmore? popularity and diffusion

It is the 236,109th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,279,240 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Elsmore reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Elsmore is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 828 people, or 1 in 67,292. In England Elsmore is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 25 percent reside, West Midlands, where 21 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Elsmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elsmore has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 435 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elsmore Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elsmore last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elsmore earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.05% more than the national average, earning R 306,660 per year; in United States they earn 14.87% more than the national average, earning $49,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% less than the national average, earning $46,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elsmore
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis