Witmore Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Witmore Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitmore,' a parish in the Diocese of Lichfield, Staffordshire, formerly Whittimere.
William de Witimere, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johannes Whittemore, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameWitmore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 181 | 1:2,002,536 | 128,575 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:348,220 | 22,196 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 298 | 1:168,519 | 15,231 |
Witmore (216) may also be a first name.
Witmore Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitmore,' a parish in the Diocese of Lichfield, Staffordshire, formerly Whittimere.
William de Witimere, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johannes Whittemore, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1581. Peter Whitmore, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1612. Baptised — John, s. Humphrey Whitmoore: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1616. Thomas Whitmore, Salop, pleb.: Register of the University of Oxford.
(English) 1 belonging to Witmore = Wit(t)a’s Moor [v. under Witley; and + Old English mór] A Wiltan mór occurs in a 1oth-cent. grant of land (‘Cart. Sax.' no. 1230) at Witney, Oxon; and the proprietor is doubtless the same person as in the following name (Witney).
2 for Whitmore, q.v.
The family were seated at Whitmore, or Whittimere, in the parish of Claverley, co. Salop, in the reign of Henry III. From them sprang the Whitmores of Apley, who raised themselves to importance by commerce in the reign of Elizabeth. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. The Whitmores of Cheshire do not appear to have had any connection with this family, though the Heralds have assigned to them arms of a similar character, with a crest allusive to the springing of a young shoot out of an old stock. Blakeway's Sheriffs of Shropshire.
Whitmore is a name occurring only in my list for this county, and probably the Suffolk Whitmores are derived from the family of Sir G. Whitmore of Ramsey Hall, in Ramsey parish, Essex (in the time of Charles I.), who was the son of a London merchant and a grandson of Richard Whitmore of Charley, Shropshire (Morant's "Essex"). The Whitmores of London, as we learn from Taylor's "Harwich," were prominent citizens, and one of them was lord mayor in 1631. Their Shropshire ancestors had been seated at Whitmore or Whittimere, in Claverley parish, as far back as the reign of Henry III., and from this stock sprang the Whitmores of Apley, also in Shropshire (L.). Another family of Whitmore lived for centuries at Thurstanton Hall in Thurstanton parish in the adjoining county of Cheshire (Mortimer's "Wirral"). Richard Whitmore of Caunton, Notts, contributed £25 towards the defence of his country at the time of the expected invasion of the Spanish Armada in 1588 (Sp.).
Witmore Demographics
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Witmore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witmore Come From? nationality or country of origin
Witmore is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Witmore? popularity and diffusion
The surname Witmore is the 1,115,011th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name Witmore occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Witmore live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 614,549th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 216 people.
The surname Witmore is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 2,002,536. In The United States Witmore is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 65 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Colorado, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Witmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Witmore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Witmore surname decreased 39 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Witmore Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Witmore are 33.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.49% being registered with the party.
Witmore earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.44% less than the national average, earning $39,076 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmore | 93 | 30,746 | / |
| Withmore | 93 | 21 | / |
| Wittmore | 93 | 5 | / |
| Waitmore | 93 | 2 | / |
| Witmoore | 93 | 2 | / |
| Weitmore | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wihtmore | 93 | 0 | / |
| Witmor | 92 | 24 | / |
| Whittmore | 88 | 234 | / |
| Whitmoore | 88 | 23 | / |
| Whitmmore | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whithmore | 88 | 0 | / |
| Whitmoyre | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wittmoore | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wetmore | 86 | 5,293 | / |
| Whitmor | 86 | 10 | / |
| Bitmore | 86 | 2 | / |
| Witmere | 86 | 2 | / |
| Witmour | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wittmor | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whittmoore | 82 | 4 | / |
| Whittmorre | 82 | 0 | / |
| Whetmore | 80 | 41 | / |
| Whitmere | 80 | 23 | / |
| Withmory | 80 | 20 | / |
| Whitmoor | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wittmere | 80 | 6 | / |
| Whitmare | 80 | 6 | / |
| Whitmour | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wettmore | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baitmore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bittmore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whitmory | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wetmorre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiettmor | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wetmoore | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weetmore | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whittmor | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whitmoir | 80 | 0 | / |
| Witmar | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bitmor | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vitmor | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uitmor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetmor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whittmere | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waytemore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weastmore | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whitmoris | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whittmoor | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wittmar | 71 | 171 | / |
| Witmeur | 71 | 114 | / |
| Whitmar | 71 | 37 | / |
| Witmaar | 71 | 16 | / |
| Westmor | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wistmar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waitmar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Witmari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetmere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetmort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Withmar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whetmor | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wettmor | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whittmar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westmord | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitmarh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitmart | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitmaur | 67 | 0 | / |
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