Gilmoure Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gilmoure 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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Gilmoure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gilmoure 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

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gilmoure Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilmoure is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gilmoure.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilmoure? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Gilmoure occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gilmoure are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Gilmoure is most numerous in: Illinois, where 67 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Gilmoure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilmoure has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilmoure last name increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilmoure Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (72%) in Ireland.

Gilmoure earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.24% more than the national average, earning $48,431 USD per year.

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