Passmore Surname
Approximately 13,840 people bear this surname
Passmore Surname Definition:
If, as seems likely, this is a Middle English local name, the first element is prob. Middle English pas(s, a pass, passage, narrow path [French pas, passe; Latin pass-us, a step] + Middle English more [Old English mór, a moor] Cp. Padmore.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,895 | 1:45,910 | 5,592 |
| England | 2,645 | 1:21,065 | 2,971 |
| Canada | 1,169 | 1:31,519 | 4,098 |
| Australia | 1,043 | 1:25,883 | 3,528 |
| Wales | 322 | 1:9,610 | 1,057 |
| South Africa | 294 | 1:184,278 | 20,137 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:51,979 | 4,440 |
| New Zealand | 95 | 1:47,667 | 7,746 |
| Northern Ireland | 67 | 1:27,538 | 2,970 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,609 | 1:15,149 | 2,247 |
| Wales | 100 | 1:15,684 | 932 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,126 | 1:44,599 | 5,164 |
Passmore (4,985) may also be a first name.
Passmore Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
If, as seems likely, this is a Middle English local name, the first element is prob. Middle English pas(s, a pass, passage, narrow path [French pas, passe; Latin pass-us, a step] + Middle English more [Old English mór, a moor] Cp. Padmore.
(English) Dweller near the path through the moor.
N. Passemere, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Ralph Passemer, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
From Peasemore; a location name in Berkshire.
The Passmores are now mostly found in the South Molton district. For ages the name has been mainly confined to the area including Tiverton and South Molton. There was a Robert Passemer in the hundred of Tiverton in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.) In the 16th and 17th centuries there lived an ancient and gentle family of Passemore, of Passemere - Hays, Tiverton, and of Sutton in Halberton (W.). John Pasmore was a Tiverton churchwarden in 1655 (D.). Passmore was also a common Exmouth name in the 17th century (Webb).
Passmore Demographics
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Passmore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Passmore Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Passmore occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Passmore? popularity and diffusion
The last name Passmore is the 38,035th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 526,557 people. The surname Passmore is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Passmore live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. Passmore is also the 96,383rd most commonly used given name on earth, held by 4,985 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 7,895 people, or 1 in 45,910. In The United States Passmore is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Passmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Passmore has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 701 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 322 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 542 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 144 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Passmore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (72%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Passmore last name are 18.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.1% being registered with the party.
The amount Passmore earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.99% more than the national average, earning R 311,292 per year; in United States they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning $38,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $51,933 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passmoore | 94 | 4 | / |
| Pasmore | 93 | 562 | / |
| Passmor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Passmoor | 88 | 95 | / |
| Passmorr | 88 | 5 | / |
| Pashmore | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pessmore | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pasmoore | 88 | 1 | / |
| Passmare | 88 | 0 | / |
| Passmere | 88 | 0 | / |
| Paesmore | 88 | 0 | / |
| Paysmore | 88 | 0 | / |
| Possmore | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pasmor | 86 | 525 | / |
| Pasmort | 80 | 63 | / |
| Pasmere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pasmoor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pasmare | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pasmora | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pashmorh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Possmori | 75 | 0 | / |
| Possmare | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pasmurets | 71 | 46 | / |
| Pasmar | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pashmorha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Posmor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pasmorova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paszmár | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pasmara | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pasmari | 67 | 7 | / |
| Paszmar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pasmura | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pasmard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pashmar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pachmor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pacmare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pazmora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pazmare | 67 | 1 | / |
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