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Gilmore Name 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

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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 1840 there were 110 Gilmore families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 16% of all the recorded Gilmore's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Gilmore families in 1840.
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What did your Gilmore ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Gilmore. 17% of Gilmore men worked as a Laborer and 7% of Gilmore women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Gilmore were Truck Driver and Cook. .

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

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    17%
  • Farmer
    15%
  • Salesman
    5%
  • Truck Driver
    3%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Maid
    7%
  • Teacher
    7%
  • Housekeeper
    6%
  • Cook
    6%
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Passenger Lists

There are 29,000 immigration records available for the last name Gilmore. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 52,000 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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