# Gore (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gore/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,648 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,378 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,038 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (24,449 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡɔːɹ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From any of various places named Gore, from gore (“a triangular piece of land where roads meet”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gore in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gore in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, India and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Gore

- Lesley Gore, American singer (1946–2015)
- Albert Gore Sr., American politician from Tennessee (1907–1998)
- Thomas Gore, American politician (1870-1949)
- Michael Gore, American composer
- Frank Gore, American football player (born 1983)
- Charles Gore, Anglican bishop (1853-1932)
- Robert W. Gore, American scientist and businessman (1937-2020)
- Howard Mason Gore, American politician (1877–1947)
- Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran, Anglo-Irish peer (1801-1884)
- Terrance Gore, American baseball player
- Bill Gore, American businessman and entrepreneur
- Vidyut Gore, blogger on tech policy, politics, behavioral science and human rights in India

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Grey, Goree, Gora, Gorrie, Gower, Gere, Gray, Guerra, Gary, Garay, Geary, Geer.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.