The Gilmer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,697 people carried this name — #5,213 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 6,500 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 93 people named Gilmer.
Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Ardennes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Gilmer in American newspapers,
1855–1903.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 105,473 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gilmer,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Rockingham Gilmer 1790–1859 · lawyer -
Thomas Walker Gilmer 1802–1844 · lawyer -
John Adams Gilmer 1805–1868 · lawyer -
Jeremy Francis Gilmer 1818–1883 · cartographer -
Thomas Lewis Gilmer 1849–1931 · dentist -
Anne Forde d. 1793
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gilmer.
- Gillo 181 · U.S. census
- Gillon 1,429 · U.S. census
- Gillot 133 · U.S. census
- Gillotte 209 · U.S. census
- Gilly 608 · U.S. census
- Gilman 11,946 · U.S. census
- Gilot 360 · U.S. census
- Gilson 7,271 · U.S. census
- Gimbert 229 · U.S. census
- Gimenes 203 · U.S. census
- Gimenez 2,975 · U.S. census
- Gimeno 335 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gilmer is.
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