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

Fillmore, 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 Fillmore surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fillmore in America

Fillmore is the 7473rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fillmore surname appeared 4,457 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Fillmore.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fillmore 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 Fillmore

The surname FILLMORE is of English origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "feld" meaning field and "mor" meaning moor or marsh, essentially referring to someone who lived near a marshy field or moorland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Feldemore". This suggests that the name was already in use by the late 11th century in various parts of England.

During the Middle Ages, the FILLMORE surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon in Southwest England. References to individuals with this name can be found in various medieval records and charters from these regions.

One notable early bearer of the FILLMORE surname was Sir William Fillmore (c. 1420 - 1492), a knight and landowner from Somerset who served as a member of the English Parliament during the Wars of the Roses.

In the 16th century, the surname appeared in various spellings such as Fillmore, Filmore, Phylmore, and Phillimore, reflecting the evolving conventions of English orthography.

Another noteworthy figure was Sir Robert Fillmore (1588 - 1655), a wealthy merchant and Member of Parliament for the city of Bristol in the early 17th century.

During the English Civil War, Captain John Fillmore (1615 - 1684) fought on the Parliamentarian side and was later awarded lands in Ireland for his service.

In the 18th century, the FILLMORE surname spread to other parts of England and beyond. One prominent bearer was Sir Robert Fillmore (1737 - 1813), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.

Across the Atlantic, Nathaniel Fillmore (1739 - 1810) was an early settler in Vermont, United States, and is considered one of the ancestors of the 13th President of the United States, Millard Fillmore (1800 - 1874), whose surname is derived from the same English origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fillmore

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

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 Fillmore 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 Fillmore 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 Fillmore was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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