Gilmore and Gillmore are surnames with several origins and meanings.
The name can be of Irish (from Ulster) and Scottish Highland origin, Anglicised from the Gaelic Mac Gille Mhoire (Scottish Gaelic), Mac Giolla Mhuire (Ulster Irish Gaelic). The name was a patronymic name meaning "servant of (the Virgin) Mary".
Another origin of the surname Gilmore is Irish, with two separate meanings. In County Armagh, the name is an Anglicised form of Mac Giolla Mhura "servant of St. Mura" (of Fahan, County Donegal). In County Sligo, Gilmore is an Anglicisation of Mac Giolla Mhir meaning "son of the spirited lad".
Aaron Gilmore (b. 1973), New Zealand MP elected in 2008
Alan C. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer
Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846–1928), American politician
Alexie Gilmore (b. 1976), American actress
Alfred Gilmore (1812–1858), American politician
Art Gilmore (1912–2010), American voice actor
Artis Gilmore (b. 1949), former American basketball player
Bernard Gilmore (1937–2013), American composer
Bob Gilmore (b. 1961), Northern Irish musicologist
Brenda Gilmore, American politician
Brian Gilmore (1933–1959), Australian rules footballer
Bryan Gilmore (b. 1978), American footballer
Charles W. Gilmore (1874–1945), American paleontologist
Craig Gilmore (b. 1968), American actor
Daniel Gilmore (b. 1983), former Australian rules footballer
David Gilmore (b. 1964), American jazz guitarist
David Gillmore (1934–1999), British diplomat
Eamon Gilmore (b. 1955), Irish politician
Edward Gilmore (1867–1924), American politician
Edward Grover Gilmore (1888-1919), American baseball player
Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871–1953), American lawyer, diplomat and politician
Frederick Gilmore (1887–1969), American professional boxer
Gary Gilmore (1940–1977), American murderer
Gary Gilmore, American baseball coach
George Gilmore (1898–1995), IRA leader
Glen Gilmore (b. 1963), American politician
Glen Gilmore (polo player), Australian polo player
Glenda Gilmore, American historian
Grant Gilmore (1910–1982), American law professor
Greg Gilmore (b. 1962), American musician
Gregory S. Gilmore, American executive, CEO of Planview
Grover C. Gilmore (b. 1950), American psychologist
Helen Gilmore (1900–1947), American actress
Howard W. Gilmore (1902–1943), US Navy submarine commander and Medal of Honor recipient
Ian Gilmore (b. 1947), British professor of hepatology
Inez Haynes Gillmore (1873–1970), an American feminist author, also known as Inez Haynes Irwin
Jared S. Gilmore (b. 2000), American child actor
Jennifer Gilmore (b. 1970), American novelist
Jim Gilmore (b. 1949), American politician
Jimmie Dale Gilmore (b. 1945), American country singer
Joe Gilmore (b. 1922), American barman
John Gilmore various people including:
John Gilmore (activist) (b. 1957), American activist and computer scientist
John Gilmore (writer) (b. 1951), Canadian/British author
John Gilmore (football player) (b. 1979), American football player
John Gilmore (musician) (1931–1995), American jazz saxophonist
John Gilmore (representative) (1780–1845), American politician
John Gilmore (writer) (b. 1935), American author
John S. Gilmore, American sociologist
Joseph A. Gilmore (1811–1867), American railroad superintendent
Julianna Gilmore, birth name of Christian singer Julianna Zobrist
Len Gilmore (b. 1917), former American baseball player
Lyman Gilmore (1874–1951), American aviation pioneer
Margalo Gillmore (1897–1986), English-born American actress
Margaret Gilmore (b. 1956), British journalist
Marshall Gilmore (b. 1831), American Methodist bishop
Dame Mary Gilmore (1865–1962), Australian poet and journalist
Matthew Gilmore (b. 1972), Belgian-Australian retired track cyclist
Mikal Gilmore (b. 1951), American music journalist
Patrick Gilmore (actor) (b. 1976), Canadian actor
Patrick Gilmore (1829–1892), Irish-born American composer and bandmaster
Peter Gilmore (1931–2013), British actor
Peter H. Gilmore (b. 1958), American author; administrator of the Church of Satan
Quincy Adams Gillmore (1825–1888), American author, civil engineer and Union Army general (during the American Civil War)
Rachna Gilmore (b. 1953), Canadian children's writer
Rebecca Gilmore (b. 1979), Australian diver
Richie Gilmore (c. 1966), American motorsport vice-president
Rochelle Gilmore (b. 1981), Australian racing cyclist
Samuel Louis Gilmore (1859–1910), American politician
Scott Gilmore (b. 1971), Social Entrepreneur
Stephon Gilmore, American football player with the NFL's Buffalo Bills
Steve Gilmore, Australian Naval Officer
Stuart Gilmore (1909-1971), American film editor
Susan Gilmore (b. 1954), English actress
Ted Gilmore (b. 1967), American football coach
Thea Gilmore (b. 1979), British singer/songwriter
Tom Gilmore various people including :
Tom Gilmore (ice hockey) (b. 1948), Canadian hockey player
Tom Gilmore (property developer) (b. 1953), Canadian property developer
Vanessa Gilmore (b. 1956), U.S. judge
Virginia Gilmore (1919–1986), American actress
Voit Gilmore (1918–2005), American politician
William Gilmore (disambiguation)
William Gilmore Simms (1806–1870), American poet, novelist and historian
Hugh Gilmore, alter ego alias of pulp magazine character Jethro Dumont as The Green Lama
Lorelai Gilmore and Rory Gilmore, mother-and-daughter protagonists of the comedy-drama Gilmore Girls
Happy Gilmore, the title character of the Adam Sandler movie, Happy Gilmore.
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