Research shows that the family name Wilmore has been around since the tenth century. Wilmore is a English occupational name of old Scottish origins. This was a regular term during the Anglo-Saxon period in Northern England, but now the surname is fairly widespread around Northern Europe. During the time of the British Empire the surname spread with the colonies to areas of America, Asia, India and Australia.
Wilmore is the 984th most common last name in Great Britain. Suffolk currently holds the highest density of families with the surname Wilmore. It is written that a late nineteenth century Wilmore could out drink a Elephant. Members of the Wilmore family participated in the Boston tea party.
Common Traits of the Wilmore's
Previous generations of Wilmore's have been spoken of as a generous bunch. The common traits associated with Wilmore's are imaginative, charismatic and complex. Switching horses in the middle of the race is another small quirk in the Wilmore personality which makes decisivness, and carrying out a decision difficult. When they are good, they are very good; when they are bad they are more thae worse for being the characters they are. They refract changes in their own surroundings and can often become over optimistic and materialistically self-centered. 104
There are a number of famous Wilmore's including:-