Gilmoor Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gilmoor Surname Definition:

(Celt, + Hebrew) Servant or Disciple of Mary [Irish and Gaelic Giolla or Gille Mhuire] (Scandinavian) (Gillmore only) belonging to Gill- moor (Yorks) = the Ravine-Moor [Old Norse gil, a ravine + mór, a moor] Cp. Gilmer.

Gilmoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Gilmoor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celt, + Hebrew) Servant or Disciple of Mary [Irish and Gaelic Giolla or Gille Mhuire] (Scandinavian) (Gillmore only) belonging to Gill- moor (Yorks) = the Ravine-Moor [Old Norse gil, a ravine + mór, a moor] Cp. Gilmer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gilmoor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilmoor occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilmoor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilmoor is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gilmoor reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,299,014. In The Netherlands Gilmoor is most common in: North Holland, where 54 percent live, South Holland, where 38 percent live and Flevoland, where 8 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 11 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Gilmoor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilmoor has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilmoore9310/
Gilmor92442/
Gillmoore882/
Gilmore8681,278/
Gilmour8623,471/
Gillmor86577/
Guilmor869/
Gailmor867/
Gilmorr863/
Gilmoer863/
Gilmord863/
Gilmoir860/
Ilmor830/
Gillmore803,429/
Gilmoure8041/
Gillmour8010/
Guilmore8010/
Guilmour805/
Ghilmour801/
Guillmor801/
Gilmmore801/
Gilmar77503/
Gilmur7734/
Elmoor7716/
Jilmor779/
Glmour775/
Glmore775/
Ilmore773/
Yilmor771/
Uilmor771/
Hilmor771/
Zilmor770/
Gillmoure759/
D'Gilmore751/
Gillmorre750/
Gilmard7151/
Gillmar7139/
Elmoore7131/
Ailmore7117/
Gilmart7116/
Slemoor7113/
Jilmore715/
Gilmare714/
Gelmore714/
Guilmar714/
Hilmore713/
Eilmore713/
Gllmore712/
Guelmor711/
Gilmuir711/
Gilmure711/
Eilmour711/
Glemord711/
Gilmaur710/
Gelmorr710/
Gylmore710/
Gillmur710/
Elmor672,993/
Guilmard67578/
Ilmar67164/
Guilmart67158/
Guillmar671/
Hillmore671/
Glmar671/
Guelmour671/
Gillmare670/
Gellmore670/
Ellmoore670/

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