Gilmor Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gilmor Surname Definition:

Local 'of Gillmoor,' a hamlet in the parish of Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire (a) Bapt. 'the son of Gilmoir,' Scotch. 'Gilmory or Gilmoir, servant of Mary': Yonge.

Gilamor fil. Gilandi, c. 1100: Estates and Families of Cumberland, Cumberland.

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Gilmor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Canada521:708,56956,910
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland821:54,0234,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
England111:2,215,94364,354
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:233,57519,635

Gilmor (407) may also be a first name.

Gilmor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'of Gillmoor,' a hamlet in the parish of Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire (a) Bapt. 'the son of Gilmoir,' Scotch. 'Gilmory or Gilmoir, servant of Mary': Yonge.

Gilamor fil. Gilandi, c. 1100: Estates and Families of Cumberland, Cumberland.

Gilamor, his cousin, ibid.

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

(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

(Celt, + Hebrew) Servant or Disciple of Mary (Scandinavian) (Gillmore only) belonging to Gill- moor (Yorks) = the Ravine-Moor Cp. Gilmer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

GILLEMORE: The bearer of the broadsword to a Scottish chief.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gilmor Last Name Facts

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

Gilmor (Russian: Гилмор) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilmor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gilmor is the 675,256th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gilmor reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gilmor is also the 427,366th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 407 people.

The surname Gilmor is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States Gilmor is most frequent in: Florida, where 15 percent are found, Missouri, where 13 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.

Gilmor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilmor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilmor last name rose 134 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilmor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (49%) in Ireland and Orthodox (40%) in Russia.

In The United States Gilmor are 11.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gilmor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $48,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.66% more than the national average, earning $62,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilmore9281,278/
Gilmour9223,471/
Gillmor92577/
Gilmoor9218/
Guilmor929/
Gailmor927/
Gilmorr923/
Gilmoer923/
Gilmord923/
Gilmoir920/
Ilmor910/
Gillmore863,429/
Gilmoure8641/
Gillmour8610/
Gilmoore8610/
Guilmore8610/
Guilmour865/
Ghilmour861/
Guillmor861/
Gilmmore861/
Gilmar83503/
Gilmur8334/
Jilmor839/
Glmore835/
Glmour835/
Ilmore833/
Yilmor831/
Uilmor831/
Hilmor831/
Zilmor830/
Gillmoure809/
Gillmoore802/
D'Gilmore801/
Gillmorre800/
Gilmard7751/
Gillmar7739/
Ailmore7717/
Gilmart7716/
Jilmore775/
Gilmare774/
Gelmore774/
Guilmar774/
Eilmore773/
Hilmore773/
Gllmore772/
Guelmor771/
Gilmuir771/
Eilmour771/
Gilmure771/
Glemord771/
Gylmore770/
Gelmorr770/
Gilmaur770/
Gillmur770/
Elmor732,993/
Ilmar73164/
Glmar731/
Guilmard71578/
Guilmart71158/
Guillmar711/
Guelmour711/
Hillmore711/
Gillmare710/
Gellmore710/
Elmore6736,329/
Zilmar67558/
Elmohr67523/
Silmar67311/
Clemor67254/
Hilmar67223/
Elmour67200/
Elmorr67177/
Cilmar6788/
Gelmar6762/
Gelmár6722/
Elmoor6716/
Gülmár6713/
Slemor6713/
Gilmurova675/
Yilmar674/
Gilmarova673/
Guillmard672/
Eilmar671/
Illmar671/
Helmor671/
Selmor671/
Ilmarh671/
Glemar671/
Glemur671/
Gylmar671/
Gülmar671/
Ellmor670/
Celmor670/
Gillmarth670/

Gilmor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilmor in the Russian language
Гилморgilmor-

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