How common is the surname Whitmore?

15,296 people in the United States had the surname Whitmore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,185 Americans. It ranked 2,380th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Whitmore?

James Whitmore, American actor (1921–2009), followed by Cam Whitmore.

Where is the surname Whitmore most common?

Wikidata records people named Whitmore in the United States.

Is the surname Whitmore getting more or less common?

More common. 15,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,296 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Whitmore

An English surname, carried by 15,296 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W356

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Whitmore is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + mōr (“moor”).

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 15,296 people named Whitmore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,185 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,135.

#2,380

rank among US surnames

15,296

people in 2010

5.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,371	Mahan	15,375	20,081
#2,372	Leone	15,364	20,095
#2,373	He	15,363	20,097
#2,374	Bartholomew	15,339	20,128
#2,375	Hinds	15,337	20,131
#2,376	Call	15,324	20,148
#2,377	Dowell	15,320	20,153

Who is named Whitmore

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

75% of people named Whitmore identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Whitmores

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Whitmore
American actor (1921–2009)
Cam Whitmore
American basketball player (born 2004)
Tamika Whitmore
American basketball player (born 1977)
George Whitmore
American mountain climber and conservationist, 1931–2021

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Whitmore

Whitmore has the Soundex code W356, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W356.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Whitmore come from?: From Old English hwīt (“white”) + mōr (“moor”).
How common is the surname Whitmore?: 15,296 people in the United States had the surname Whitmore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,185 Americans. It ranked 2,380th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whitmore?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Whitmore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Whitmore?: James Whitmore, American actor (1921–2009), followed by Cam Whitmore.
Where is the surname Whitmore most common?: Wikidata records people named Whitmore in the United States.
Is the surname Whitmore getting more or less common?: More common. 15,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,296 in 2010, up 1.1%.