Last Name FENIMORE

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Meaning Local: Of Finmere, a parish in county Oxford. eight miles from Bicester. Also, 'the son of Finamour.As is many other surnames. 'n' has become 'l,' and thus Finnemore has turned itself into Philimore.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 15,093 (2000 US census) 16,951 (1990 US census)
Count 1,793 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.65%, or 1733 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0.45%, or 8 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.67%, or 30 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.06%, or 19 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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