Gilmore Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gilmore Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gilmore family

Profession Census Frequency
School 213
General Labourer 19
Coal Miner Hewer 19
Private Means 17
Labourer 16
Dressmaker 14
General Servant (domestic) 13
At School 10
Dock Labourer 9
Domestic Servant 8
House Keeper 8
House Painter 8
None 8
Bricklayer 8
At Home 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Charwoman 6
School Boy 6
Clerk 6
Soldier 5
Cotton Spinner 5
Domestic 5
Machinist 5
Home 4
Coal Miner (hewer) 4

Gilmore Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gilmore 100% 10,084
2 Gilmour 71% 3,844
3 Gillmore 88% 2,164
4 Gilmer 71% 409
5 Galimore 75% 126
6 Gelmore 86% 114
7 Galmer 57% 105
8 Gilmor 86% 101

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The surname Gilmore is the most popular version of all its varients

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