Gilmore Family History

Gilmore Surname Meaning

Scottish and Irish (Ulster and Galway): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Mhoire (Scots) Mac Giolla Mhuire (Irish) patronymics from personal names meaning ‘servant (i.e. devotee) of (the Virgin) Mary’.

Irish: in Sligo shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhir ‘son of the spirited lad’.

English: habitational name from Gillamoor in Rydale (North Yorkshire) from Old English Gedling (‘place called after Gētla’ from the Old English personal name Gētla + the connective particle -ing) + mōr ‘moor’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Gilmer, Dilmore, Gillmore, Gilmour, Kilgore, Delmore, Larmore, Gillard, Gillon, Gillmor

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Where is the Gilmore family from?

You can see how Gilmore families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gilmore family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gilmore families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 445 Gilmore families living in Lancashire. This was about 29% of all the recorded Gilmore's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Gilmore families in 1891.

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What did your Gilmore ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gilmore. 16% of Gilmore men worked as a General labourer and 72% of Gilmore women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Gilmore were Incapacitated and Private means.

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General labourer

16%

Builders labourer

Bricklayer

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic

Private means

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Census Record

There are 256K census records available for the last name Gilmore. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Gilmore census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 29K immigration records available for the last name Gilmore. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 52K military records available for the last name Gilmore. For the veterans among your Gilmore ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gilmore lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Gilmore life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Gilmore in 1940 was 45, and 73 in 2004.

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Gilmore Surname Meaning

Irish: in Sligo shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhir ‘son of the spirited lad’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Gilmore family from?

What did your Gilmore ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

16%

Builders labourer

Bricklayer

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic

Private means

What Gilmore family records will you find?

What is the average Gilmore lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Gilmore life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Gilmore in 1940 was 45, and 73 in 2004.

Gilmore Family History

Gilmore Surname Meaning

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Gilmore Surname Meaning

1 million record(s) for Gilmore

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What did your Gilmore ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

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Military Records

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What is the average Gilmore lifespan?

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