Explore the Family Name Dunmore

The meaning of Dunmore

1. English: habitational name, possibly from Dunsmore Heath in Warwickshire with loss of medial s, recorded as Dunnesmor in 1235 and Dounesmor in 1330, from an Old English personal name Dunn + mōr ‘moor’. 2. Scottish: variant of Dunsmore.

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How common is the last name Dunmore in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dunmore showed a slight decrease in popularity rank from 18,526 in 2000 to 18,703 in 2010, which is a -0.96% change. However, the count of individuals with the Dunmore surname increased by 6.91%, from 1,374 in 2000 to 1,469 in 2010. This increase resulted in a minor drop in proportion per 100k people, going from 0.51 in 2000 to 0.5 in 2010, marking a -1.96% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,526	#18,703	-0.96%
Count	1,374	1,469	6.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.5	-1.96%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dunmore

The same Census data reveals changes in the ethnic identity affiliated with the Dunmore name between 2000 and 2010. The largest group among those with the Dunmore surname identified as Black, but this percentage decreased slightly from 70.67% in 2000 to 68.75% in 2010, marking a -2.72% change. The second largest group identified as White, which saw a slight increase from 24.16% in 2000 to 24.37% in 2010, representing a 0.87% change. Further, there was an increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic (from 1.46% to 2.11%, a 44.52% change) and those identifying with two or more races (from 3.20% to 3.95%, a 23.44% change). The data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	70.67%	68.75%	-2.72%
White	24.16%	24.37%	0.87%
Two or More Races	3.2%	3.95%	23.44%
Hispanic	1.46%	2.11%	44.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%