Blackmore
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Blackmur
Etymology
From Old English blæc (“black”) + mōr (“moor”).
Proper noun
Blackmore (countable and uncountable, plural Blackmores)
- A village in Brentwood district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL603016).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blackmore is the 8944th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3660 individuals. Blackmore is most common among White (82.57%) and Black/African American (12.02%) individuals.
See also
- Blackmore Vale
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blackmore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 167.