The Whitmoor Last Name

Search old registers for Whitmoor and you will soon meet Whitmore too. Name scholars give the meaning as “White moor”.

Whitmoor is listed among the recognised spellings of Whitmore. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Whittemore.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Whitmoor, so the heraldry linked to Whitmore is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Whitmoor surname pack.