Gilmore (surname)

Gilmore and Gillmore are surnames with several origins and meanings.

The name can be of Irish, in particular from Ulster,[1] and Scottish Highland origin, Anglicised from the Gaelic Mac Gille Mhoire (Scottish Gaelic), Mac Giolla Mhuire (Ulster Irish Gaelic).[2] The name was a patronymic name meaning "servant of (the Virgin) Mary".[2]

Gilmore is an alternative, or sept, of Clan Morrison from Scotland, known as MacGilleMhoire in Scottish Gaelic. Gillmore has been noted as a derivative of the Scottish Gaelic Gille-mohr, meaning "great servant", a name given to the armour-bearer to a Highland chief,[3]^:129 or more prosaically to the servant or henchman of a chief.[3]^:416

Another origin of the surname Gilmore is Irish, with two separate meanings. In County Armagh, the name is an Anglicised form of Mac Giolla Mhura "servant of St. Mura" (of Fahan, County Donegal).[2] In County Sligo, Gilmore is an Anglicisation of Mac Giolla Mhir meaning "son of the spirited lad".[2]

Surname Relationships

	Gilmore	Gillmore	Gilmour	Delmore	Dilmer	Gilmer	Kilgore	Killmore	Larmore
Gilmore	X	[1][2][3]^:129	[1][2]	[2]	[2]	[1][2]	[2]	[1]	[2]
Gillmore	—	X	[3]^:129
Gilmour	—	—	X
Delmore	—	—	—	X
Dilmer	—	—	—	—	X
Gilmer	—	—	—	—	—	X
Kilgore	—	—	—	—	—	—	X
Killmore	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	X
Larmore	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	X

People surnamed Gilmore or Gillmore

• Aaron Gilmore (b. 1973), New Zealand MP elected in 2008
• Ada Gilmore (1883–1955), American watercolorist and printmaker
• Alan C. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer
• Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846–1928), American politician
• Alexie Gilmore (b. 1976), American actress
• Alfred Gilmore (1812–1858), American politician
• Art Gilmore (1912–2010), American voice actor
• Artis Gilmore (b. 1949), former American basketball player
• Bernard Gilmore (1937–2013), American composer
• Bob Gilmore (b. 1961), Northern Irish musicologist
• Brenda Gilmore, American politician
• Brian Gilmore (1933–1959), Australian rules footballer
• Bryan Gilmore (b. 1978), American footballer
• Charles W. Gilmore (1874–1945), American paleontologist
• Craig Gilmore (b. 1968), American actor
• Daniel Gilmore (b. 1983), former Australian rules footballer
• David Gilmore (b. 1964), American jazz guitarist
• David Gillmore (1934–1999), British diplomat
• Eamon Gilmore (b. 1955), Irish politician
• Edward Gilmore (1867–1924), American politician
• E. Grover Gilmore (baseball) born Edward Grover Gilmore (1888–1919), American baseball player
• Elka Gilmore (1960–2019), American chef
• Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871–1953), American lawyer, diplomat and politician
• Frederick Gilmore (1887–1969), American professional boxer
• Gail Gilmore (1937-2014), Canadian actress and dancer
• Gary Gilmore (criminal) (1940–1977), American murderer
• Gary Gilmore (baseball), American baseball coach
• George Gilmore (1898–1995), IRA leader
• Glen Gilmore (polo player), Australian polo player
• Glenda Gilmore, American historian
• Grant Gilmore (1910–1982), American law professor
• Greg Gilmore (b. 1962), American musician
• Grover C. Gilmore (b. 1950), American psychologist
• Helen Gilmore (1900–1947), American actress
• Howard W. Gilmore (1902–1943), US Navy submarine commander and Medal of Honor recipient
• Ian Gilmore (b. 1947), British professor of hepatology
• Inez Haynes Gillmore (1873–1970), an American feminist author, also known as Inez Haynes Irwin
• Jared S. Gilmore (b. 2000), American child actor
• Jennifer Gilmore (b. 1970), American novelist
• Jim Gilmore (b. 1949), American politician
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore (b. 1945), American country singer
• Joe Gilmore (b. 1922), One of the longest running Head Barmen at The Savoy Hotel's American Bar.
• John Gilmore (disambiguation) various people including:

• John Gilmore (activist) (born 1955), co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Cygnus Solutions
• John Gilmore (musician) (1931–1995), American jazz saxophonist
• John Gilmore (representative) (1780–1845), Pennsylvania politician
• John Gilmore (tenor) (1950–1994), American operatic tenor
• John Gilmore (writer) (1935–2016), American true crime writer, author of Hollywood memoirs, and novelist
• John C. Gilmore (1837–1922), American Civil War soldier
• John S. Gilmore, American sociologist
• John Gilmore (American football) (John H. Gilmore, born 1979), American football player
• John W. Gilmore (1872–1942), American agronomist, educator and academic administrator

• Joseph A. Gilmore (1811–1867), American railroad superintendent
• Julianna Gilmore, birth name of Christian singer Julianna Zobrist
• June Gilmore (1922–1980), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Len Gilmore (b. 1917), former American baseball player
• Lyman Gilmore (1874–1951), American aviation pioneer
• Margalo Gillmore (1897–1986), English-born American actress
• Margaret Gilmore (b. 1956), British journalist
• Marion Gilmore (1909–1984), American artist
• Martha Gilmore, (b, 1980), American planetary geologist
• Marshall Gilmore (b. 1831), American Methodist bishop
• Dame Mary Gilmore (1865–1962), Australian poet and journalist
• Matthew Gilmore (b. 1972), Belgian-Australian track cyclist
• Mikal Gilmore (b. 1951), American music journalist
• Patrick Gilmore (actor) (b. 1976), Canadian actor
• Patrick Gilmore (1829–1892), Irish-born American composer and bandmaster
• Peter Gilmore (1931–2013), British actor
• Peter H. Gilmore (b. 1958), American author; administrator of the Church of Satan
• Quincy Adams Gillmore (1825–1888), American author, civil engineer and Union Army general during the American Civil War
• Rachna Gilmore (b. 1953), Canadian children's writer
• Rebecca Gilmore (b. 1979), Australian diver
• Richie Gilmore (c. 1966), American motorsport vice-president
• Rochelle Gilmore (b. 1981), Australian racing cyclist
• Samuel Louis Gilmore (1859–1910), American politician
• Scott Gilmore (b. 1971), Social Entrepreneur
• Stephon Gilmore, American football player with the NFL's New England Patriots
• Steve Gilmore, Australian Naval Officer
• Stuart Gilmore (1909–1971), American film editor
• Susan Gilmore (b. 1954), English actress
• Ted Gilmore (b. 1967), American football coach
• Thea Gilmore (b. 1979), British singer/songwriter
• Tom Gilmore (disambiguation) various people including:

• Tom Gilmore (U.S. politician) (born 1936), American politician in the state of North Carolina
• Tom Gilmore Sr. (1908–1994), member of the Australian House of Representatives, 1949–1951
• Tom Gilmore Jr. (born 1946), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1986–1998
• Tom Gilmore (ice hockey) (born 1948), ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers
• Tom Gilmore (property developer) (born 1953), Californian property developer
• Tom Gilmore (American football) (born 1964), American football coach and former player
• Tom Gilmore (prospector), partner of Felix Pedro
• Tom Gilmore (rugby league) (born 1994), rugby league player

• Vanessa Gilmore (b. 1956), U.S. judge
• Virginia Gilmore (1919–1986), American actress
• Voit Gilmore (1918–2005), American politician
• William Gilmore (disambiguation) various people including:

• William Gilmore (rower) (1895–1969), American rower
• William H. Gilmore (1839–1910), Vermont political and military figure
• William J. Gilmore (1821–1896), American jurist in Ohio
• William S. Gilmore, American producer of Defiance (1980 film)

• William Gilmore Simms (1806–1870), American poet, novelist and historian

Fictional characters

• Jim Gilmore, protagonist of Ernest Hemingway's early short story "Up In Michigan," written in 1921 and revised in 1938.
• Hugh Gilmore, alter ego alias of pulp magazine character Jethro Dumont as The Green Lama
• Lorelai Gilmore and Rory Gilmore, mother-and-daughter protagonists of the comedy-drama Gilmore Girls
  • Emily Gilmore, Lorelai's mother and Rory's grandmother from the same series. Richard Gilmore, Lorelai's father and Rory's grandfather.
• Happy Gilmore, the title character of the Adam Sandler movie, Happy Gilmore.
• Shaun Gilmore, a recurring character in the first season of Critical Role, a powerful sorcerer and ally of Vox Machina who runs Gilmore's Glorious Goods, a store selling magical items and artifacts.
• Hannah Gilmore, a character in the British soap opera, Coronation Street

References

1. Michael C., O'Laughlin (1992). The Book of Irish Families Great & Small. Kansas City, Missouri: Irish Genealogical Foundation. p. 126. ISBN 0-940134-08-X – via Internet Archive.
2. "Gilmore Family History". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2019 – via Ancestry.com.
3. "Gillmore". Patronymica Brittania. London: John Russell Smith. 1860. p. 129 – via Internet Archive.

See also

• Gillmor
• Morrison
• Clan Morrison
• Gilmor
• Gilmore (disambiguation)
• Gilmour (surname)
• Gilmer (surname)
• Dùn Èistean
• Gilmore Girls