Explore the Family Name Belmore
The meaning of Belmore
1. Altered form of French Canadian Bellemare. 2. English (southeastern): nickname from Middle English bel(le) ‘fair, fine’ + amour ‘love’ (Old French bel + amo(u)r). 3. English (southeastern): perhaps also a habitational name from any of several places called Belmore or Bellmoor, such as Belmore Farm in Ratlinghope, Shropshire or the name underlying Belmoredean in West Grinstead in Sussex. History: Many of the American bearers of the surname Belmore are descendants of Jean-Baptiste Gélinas dit Bellemare from Canada (see Bellemare).
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Belmore in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Belmore has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Belmore ranked 26,361st in popularity but slid to 27,331st by 2010, a change of -3.68 percent. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Belmore surname increased from 871 to 884, a growth of 1.49 percent. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Belmore per 100,000 decreased by 6.25 percent during this period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #26,361 | #27,331 | -3.68% |
| Count | 871 | 884 | 1.49% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.32 | 0.3 | -6.25% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Belmore
In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most people with the surname Belmore identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 0.99 percent over the decade. The percentage identifying as Black also saw a minor reduction of 4.36 percent. However, there was an increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, up 70 percent from 2000 to 2010. The percentages for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained static at zero, while the percentage identifying with two or more races decreased slightly by 1.25 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.26% | 93.33% | -0.99% |
| Black | 3.9% | 3.73% | -4.36% |
| Hispanic | 0.8% | 1.36% | 70% |
| Two or More Races | 0.8% | 0.79% | -1.25% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |