Filmer Surname

145,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Filmer Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Felamær = O.Ger. Filimar = Very or Greatly Famous [Old English fela = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. Gothic filu + Old English mækre ~ Old Saxon O.H.Ger.

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Filmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,0701:25,2303,438
England8581:64,9397,568
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
Germany1291:624,07349,483
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Israel921:93,01810,885
Canada671:549,93446,038
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Wales111:281,32115,850
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6661:36,6004,760
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Filmer (397) may also be a first name.

Filmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Felamær = O.Ger. Filimar = Very or Greatly Famous [Old English fela = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. Gothic filu + Old English mækre ~ Old Saxon O.H.Ger.

mári-Gothic mér-s, famous] 2 Dweller at the Field-Pool [Old English filde or feld + mere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"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

Filmer Last Name Facts

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

Filmer occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 145,275th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,383,888 people. The last name Filmer is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Filmer are found; 37 percent are found in Australasia and 37 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 433,463rd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 397 people.

This surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 1,070 people, or 1 in 25,230. In Australia Filmer is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 39 percent reside, South Australia, where 27 percent reside and Queensland, where 16 percent reside. Other than Australia it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Filmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Filmer has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Filmer surname rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Filmer surname are 10.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Filmer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.27% more than the national average, earning R 378,480 per year; in United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $55,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fillmer92235/
Filmere922/
Filmeer921/
Filme9140/
Fielmier860/
Felmer83317/
Flemer83261/
Filmes83249/
Vilmer83221/
Fölmer8316/
Filmee831/
Filmey831/
Filmir831/
Fylmer830/
Flme801/
Flemmer771,808/
Föllmer77750/
Villmer77316/
Fellmer77303/
Flehmer77260/
Feulmer7731/
Flemert7710/
Fällmer779/
Filmets777/
Philmer772/
Füllmer772/
Filmmey771/
Flesmer771/
Fillmed771/
Fehlmer770/
Fillmir770/
Filmire770/
Vilme736,339/
Filma7358/
Felme7345/
Fleme7343/
Filmi7337/
Fflme731/
Vlmer731/
Foellmer71306/
Flemmert7138/
Fellmert716/
Flemmeer712/
Flemmmer711/
Fuellmer711/
Felmet67338/
Velmer67271/
Felmey67248/
Flemme6765/
Flemes6762/
Feelme675/
Felmee673/
Fielma672/
Villme672/
Felmeh671/
Felmea671/
Vielme671/
Flemey671/
Flemerová671/
Phlmer671/
Felmes670/

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