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

Galimore, 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 Galimore surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Galimore in America

Galimore is the 60347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Galimore surname appeared 334 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Galimore.

We can also compare 2010 data for Galimore 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 Galimore

The surname Galimore has its origins in the Isle of Man, an island located in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The name is believed to have originated in the 9th or 10th century, during the period when the island was under Norse rule. It is thought to be derived from the Old Norse words "galgi" meaning "gallows" and "mor" meaning "moor" or "moorland," suggesting that the name may have referred to a person who lived near a gallows on a moor or moorland area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Galimore can be found in the Manx Book of Surnames, a historical document dating back to the 13th century. This record mentions a "Galimore de Rhuddlan," indicating that the name was present in the Isle of Man during this period. The spelling "Galimore" is believed to have been a later anglicized version of the original Manx or Norse name.

During the Middle Ages, the Galimore family is known to have held lands in the parish of Andreas in the northern part of the Isle of Man. A notable figure from this era was Ewan Galimore, who served as the Deemster (judge) of the Isle of Man in the late 14th century.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various legal documents and records from the Isle of Man. One such document, dated 1557, mentions a "John Galimore of Ballaugh," referring to a village in the northwest of the island.

In the 17th century, the Galimore family is believed to have spread to other parts of the British Isles, including Scotland and Ireland. A notable figure from this period was Robert Galimore, a Scottish merchant and trader who lived between 1620 and 1689.

Another significant figure was William Galimore, an Irish soldier who fought in the Williamite War in Ireland during the late 17th century. He was born in 1665 and died in 1718.

In the 18th century, the name Galimore can be found in various historical records from both the Isle of Man and Ireland. One notable individual was John Galimore, an Irish playwright and poet who lived from 1725 to 1799.

As the centuries progressed, the Galimore name continued to spread to other parts of the world, including North America and Australia, as a result of emigration from the British Isles.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Galimore

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

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

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