Find out how popular the last name Dunmore is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dunmore.

Dunmore, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dunmore surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dunmore in America

Dunmore is the 18703rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dunmore surname appeared 1,469 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dunmore.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dunmore to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dunmore

The surname Dunmore originated in Scotland during the medieval period. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic words "dùn" meaning "hill" and "mor" meaning "large" or "great". Hence, the name translates to "great hill" or "large hill".

Dunmore is a locational surname, meaning it was originally taken from a place name. The earliest known place called Dunmore was a village near Stirling, Scotland, first recorded in the 12th century. There are also several other places named Dunmore or Dunmor scattered throughout Scotland, including a parish in Perthshire.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Dunmore can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, a historical record of Scottish nobles who swore allegiance to King Edward I of England. The name appears as "William de Dunmore".

In the 16th century, the Dunmore family held lands in the Scottish Borders region. A notable member was Sir Alexander Dunmore, born around 1520, who served as a diplomat and ambassador for Mary, Queen of Scots.

Another prominent figure was John Dunmore, born in 1669, who was a Scottish merchant and colonist. He helped establish settlements in the American colonies and served as the Governor of Virginia from 1771 to 1776.

In the 18th century, the Earls of Dunmore were a powerful Scottish noble family. The first Earl, John Murray, was born in 1732 and served as Governor of Virginia from 1770 to 1771.

Other notable individuals with the surname Dunmore include:

1. Thomas Dunmore (1786-1869), a British naval officer and explorer who mapped parts of the Arctic.
2. William Dunmore (1800-1873), a Scottish-born American businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Mobile, Alabama.
3. Helen Dunmore (1952-2017), an acclaimed English novelist and poet.
4. Jillian Dunmore (born 1971), a Canadian actress and model.
5. Liam Dunmore (born 1986), an English football player.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dunmore

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dunmore.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dunmore was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dunmore has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dunmore was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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