Blore
English
Etymology
From Old English blōr (“swelling”).
Proper noun
Blore (countable and uncountable, plural Blores)
- A village in Blore-with-Swinscoe parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK137493).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blore is the 84136th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 223 individuals. Blore is most common among White (93.27%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 175.
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