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Popularity order:
1 - 10,001
40,001 - 50,001
80,001 - 90,001
120,001 - 130,001
10,001 - 20,001
50,001 - 60,001
90,001 - 100,001
130,001 - 140,001
20,001 - 30,001
60,001 - 70,001
100,001 - 110,001
140,001 - 150,001
30,001 - 40,001
70,001 - 80,001
110,001 - 120,001
150,001 - 151,671
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This name, in all probability, arose from a residence near a lake or a fertile piece of ground; 'Fille,' Sax., denoting fullness or plenteousness, and 'mere,' a lake or moist piece of ground. The name has been spelled at different times 'Fylmere,' 'Filmour,' and 'Filmore.' Several other derivations may be found for the etymology of this name. From 'Filea,' Celtic and Gaelic, a bard, a historian, and 'mor,' great, that is, the famous bard. The 'Fileas,' among the Gauls, or Celts, were held in great esteem, and their office was honorable. They turned the tenets of religion into verse, and animated the troops before and during an engagement with martial odes, and celebrated the valorous deeds of the chieftains and princes who entertained them.
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7,373 (2000 US census) |
5,790 (1990 US census) |
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4,166
(2000 US census)
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Ethnic distribution
By the 2000 US Census 82.41% of those with this family name identified themselves as being white, 12.15% as black, 0.43% as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.1% as American Indian and Native Alaskan, 2.06% as two or more races, and 1.85% as Hispanic ethnic origin.
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