Passmore Surname

38,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

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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Passmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,8951:45,9105,592
England2,6451:21,0652,971
Canada1,1691:31,5194,098
Australia1,0431:25,8833,528
Wales3221:9,6101,057
South Africa2941:184,27820,137
Scotland1031:51,9794,440
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Northern Ireland671:27,5382,970
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
France201:3,321,136213,627
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Panama101:391,2268,067
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6091:15,1492,247
Wales1001:15,684932
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1261:44,5995,164

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near the path through the moor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

N. Passemere, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Ralph Passemer, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

From Peasemore; a location name in Berkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Passmore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Passmore is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Passmore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,035th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 526,557 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Passmore reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Passmore is also the 96,383rd most common given name at a global level It is held by 4,985 people.

The surname Passmore is most frequently occurring 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. Barring The United States it occurs 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 incidence of Passmore has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 701 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 322 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 542 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 144 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Passmore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Passmore last name are 18.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.1% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Passmoore944/
Pasmore93562/
Passmor932/
Passmoor8895/
Passmorr885/
Pashmore882/
Pessmore882/
Pasmoore881/
Passmare880/
Passmere880/
Paesmore880/
Paysmore880/
Possmore880/
Pasmor86525/
Pasmort8063/
Pasmere802/
Pasmoor801/
Pasmare800/
Pasmora800/
Pashmorh753/
Possmori750/
Possmare750/
Pasmurets7146/
Pasmar717/
Pashmorha716/
Posmor711/
Pasmorova711/
Paszmár6722/
Pasmara6714/
Pasmari677/
Paszmar674/
Pasmura674/
Pasmard672/
Pashmar672/
Pachmor671/
Pacmare671/
Pazmora671/
Pazmare671/

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