Mortimer Name Meaning: From the Old French 'mmort' dead and 'mer' sea. It could relate to a swampy, low-lying area known as 'mort-mer' deathly waters.
Could also be reference to the biblical Dead Sea seen by crusaders.
Discover how your Mortimer ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 34 |
| Buckinghamshire | 84 |
| Berkshire | 107 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 65 |
| Cornwall | 34 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 35 |
| Devon | 277 |
| Dorset | 33 |
| Durham | 122 |
| Essex | 207 |
| Gloucestershire | 195 |
| Hampshire | 146 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 18 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 104 |
| Lancashire | 454 |
| Leicestershire | 80 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 752 |
| Middlesex | 122 |
| Northumberland | 76 |
| Norfolk | 122 |
| Northamptonshire | 72 |
| Nottinghamshire | 64 |
| Oxfordshire | 42 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 237 |
| Somerset | 146 |
| Surrey | 163 |
| Sussex | 65 |
| Staffordshire | 36 |
| Warwickshire | 52 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 303 |
| Worcestershire | 31 |
| Yorkshire | 1,831 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 158 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 61 |
| Pembrokeshire | 25 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 84 |
| General Labourer | 52 |
| Dress Maker | 51 |
| Farmer | 51 |
| General Servant Domestic | 46 |
| Cook Domestic | 34 |
| Scholar | 33 |
| Domestic Servant | 25 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 25 |
| Woollen Weaver | 24 |
| Cotton Weaver | 20 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 18 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| House Maid Domestic | 17 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Tailoress | 16 |
| Coachman Domestic | 15 |
| Coal Hewer | 15 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 14 |
| Servant Domestic | 14 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 14 |
| Grocer Assistant | 14 |
| Charwoman | 13 |
| Worsted Weaver | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Mortimer | 2,492 |
| William Mortimer | 2,339 |
| John Mortimer | 2,049 |
| Elizabeth Mortimer | 1,487 |
| George Mortimer | 1,327 |
| Sarah Mortimer | 1,294 |
| Thomas Mortimer | 1,067 |
| James Mortimer | 1,041 |
| Charles Mortimer | 801 |
| Ann Mortimer | 799 |
| Jane Mortimer | 682 |
| Henry Mortimer | 674 |
| Joseph Mortimer | 669 |
| Hannah Mortimer | 639 |
| Emma Mortimer | 528 |
| Annie Mortimer | 507 |
| Alice Mortimer | 505 |
| Ellen Mortimer | 497 |
| Eliza Mortimer | 494 |
| Robert Mortimer | 430 |
| Samuel Mortimer | 418 |
| Edward Mortimer | 411 |
| Martha Mortimer | 411 |
| Alfred Mortimer | 403 |
| Richard Mortimer | 400 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mortimer | 100% | 38,968 |
| 2 | Mortimore | 78% | 8,551 |
| 3 | Martimer | 88% | 540 |
| 4 | Mortimor | 88% | 268 |
| 5 | Mortemer | 88% | 171 |
| 6 | Mortemore | 67% | 142 |
| 7 | Mortmer | 88% | 140 |
| 8 | Mortmore | 63% | 115 |
The surname Mortimer is the most popular version of all its varients