Whitmore Family History

Whitmore Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Whitmoor (Devon) or Whitmore (Staffordshire and Dorset), or from any of numerous other places in England with names denoting a white moor or mere (from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + mōr ‘moor’ or mere ‘pool’).

History: Francis Whitmore settled in Cambridge, MA, before 1648.

Similar surnames:

Whitmore,

Whitemore,

Whitmarsh,

Whitmer,

Whittemore

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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