Fillmore Surname

67,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fillmore Surname Definition:

The Old Teutonic Filomor, &c., a variant of Filimar: v. under Filmer 1.

Fillmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9261:61,1647,171
Canada1,0461:35,2254,505
Australia1311:206,07420,044
South Africa961:564,35143,987
England921:605,63136,119
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belize11:355,4743,977
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6831:73,5277,879

Fillmore (287) may also be a first name.

Fillmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Old Teutonic Filomor, &c., a variant of Filimar: v. under Filmer 1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Filimar or Filomor (very famous).

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

"This family formerly wrote their name Finmere, Fylmere, Filmour, and Filmor, temp. Edw. III., but of late, Filmer, and were seated at Otterinden in Kent, at a place called Finmore." Kimber's Baronetage.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

FILMUR, FILMORE: This name, in all probability, arose from a residence near a lake or a fertile piece of ground; Fille, Saxon, denoting fullness or plenteousness, and mere, a lake or moist piece of ground. The name has been spelled at different times Fylmere, Filmour, and Filmore. Several other derivations may be found for the etymology of this name. From Filea, Celtic and Gaelic, a bard, a historian, and mor, great, that is, the famous bard. The Films, among the Gauls, or Celts, were held in great esteem, and their office was honorable. They turned the tenets of religion into verse, and animated the troops before and during an engagement with martial odes, and celebrated the valorous deeds of the chieftains and princes who entertained them.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The Filmers belong to a distinguished Kentish family that had its home at East Sutton during the 17th century; some of its members were baronets, and others were sheriffs of the county (H.).

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

Fillmore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fillmore occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fillmore.

How Common Is The Last Name Fillmore? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 67,298th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 985,203 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Fillmore are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 522,011th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 287 people.

The last name Fillmore is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,926 people, or 1 in 61,164. In The United States Fillmore is most prevalent in: Utah, where 12 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Fillmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fillmore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fillmore surname rose 868 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fillmore Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fillmore surname are 19.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fillmore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 143.25% more than the national average, earning R 578,052 per year; in United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% less than the national average, earning $45,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fillmoore946/
Fillmorie941/
Filmore931,164/
Fillmor933/
Villmore8812/
Filmoore882/
Fgilmore880/
Fillmour880/
Fellmore880/
Filmor863/
Phillmore8265/
Felmore8053/
Vilmore8027/
Villmor8012/
Flemore803/
Filmere802/
Fellmor800/
Philmore75299/
Filmarez751/
Filmmour751/
Villmere751/
Fillmaur750/
Villmour750/
Filmar7138/
Vilmor715/
Philmoore715/
Fellmatre710/
Felmor710/
Vilmure6741/
Fällmar6740/
Villmar6714/
Füllmar6710/
Fielmar679/
Filmari673/
Flemory672/
Filmart672/
Velmore671/
Vilmere670/

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