How common is the last name Gilmore?

46,765 people in the United States have the last name Gilmore, about 1 in 6,391. It ranks #721 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GILMORE

#721

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
46,765
About
1 in 6,391
This common or more
36%
Who bears it

Of the 46,765 people with the last name Gilmore, 62.7% reported their origin as White, 27.3% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gilmore

#719 Melton · 46,858#720 Berg · 46,800#722 Humphrey · 46,668#723 Stephenson · 46,615

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gilmore, most common first.

#5,380 Gilmer · 6,257#11,409 Gilmour · 2,640#16,783 Gillmore · 1,655#81,047 Gillmor · 252#85,054 Gilmor · 237

Also a first name

As a first name, Gilmore ranks #24,021 of 53,615, with 404 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1914, with 32 births. See Gilmore as a first name

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