How common is the surname Elmore?

25,774 people in the United States had the surname Elmore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,979 Americans. It ranked 1,369th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Elmore?

Amanda Elmore, American rower, followed by Larry Elmore.

Where is the surname Elmore most common?

Wikidata records people named Elmore in the United States and Ireland.

Is the surname Elmore getting more or less common?

More common. 25,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,774 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Elmore

An English surname, carried by 25,774 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E456

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elmore is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

English surname, from Middle English Ailmer, from Old English Æþelmær.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,774 people named Elmore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,979 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,280.

#1,369

rank among US surnames

25,774

people in 2010

8.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #1,279)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,360	Bingham	25,941	11,902
#1,361	Soriano	25,916	11,913
#1,362	Sterling	25,894	11,923
#1,363	Fonseca	25,863	11,938
#1,364	Madrid	25,854	11,942
#1,365	Emery	25,839	11,949
#1,366	Singer	25,828	11,954

Who is named Elmore

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Elmore identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Elmores

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amanda Elmore
American rower, born 1991
Larry Elmore
American artist, born 1948
Alfred Elmore
British artist (1815-1881)
Len Elmore
American lawyer, born 1952
Franklin H. Elmore
American politician (1799-1850)

Notable Elmores come mostly from the United States (4) and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Elmore

Elmer

Elmore has the Soundex code E456, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E456.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Elmore come from?: English surname, from Middle English Ailmer, from Old English Æþelmær.
How common is the surname Elmore?: 25,774 people in the United States had the surname Elmore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,979 Americans. It ranked 1,369th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Elmore?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Elmore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Elmore?: Amanda Elmore, American rower, followed by Larry Elmore.
Where is the surname Elmore most common?: Wikidata records people named Elmore in the United States and Ireland.
Is the surname Elmore getting more or less common?: More common. 25,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,774 in 2010, up 2.0%.