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Fillmore
Pronounced FIL-mor /ˈfɪl.mɔːr/Medium
Meaning: Fillmore is an English surname drawn from places such as Filmore or Finmere, built on Old English elements often read as a pool or open water near a boundary; in America it also honors President Millard Fillmore.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Fillmore is an English place-and-surname, and its use as an American first name in the early twentieth century leaned on the fame of President Millard Fillmore. It was always a patriotic, surname-style choice rather than a traditional given name.
The name saw only faint use, given to only about twenty boys a year around 1915, and it slipped away by mid-century. A boy named Fillmore then would be very old today; the name now reads as a piece of Americana.
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Famous Bearers
- ★Millard Fillmore (1800-1874)13th President of the United States; the surname Fillmore echoes him
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Fillmore mean?
It is an English place-surname, also honoring President Millard Fillmore.
How do you pronounce Fillmore?
It is said FIL-mor /ˈfɪl.mɔːr/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Fillmore a boy or girl name?
Fillmore is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Fillmore?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-tens.