PATMORE
Patmore is an English surname of locational origin. It derives from a place name situated in the county of Hertfordshire within England. The name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Patemere, a form that is understood to mean “Patta’s lake” or “Petta’s lake”, from the Old English personal name Patta or Petta and the word mere meaning a lake or pool.
The original meaning of the surname is therefore associated with a lake situated on a moor or marshland belonging to a person named Patta. In later usage the term Patmore came to denote individuals who either lived near such a moor or had travelled from the original village of Patmore to other settlements. The name has several modern variations, chiefly Patmore, Pattemore and Padmore, all of which are considered to share a single origin.
Historical documents provide evidence of the surname from the early twelfth century. The earliest surviving deed was the entry of Walter de Patemere in the Hertfordshire Curia Rolls of 1208, made during the reign of King John. By the fourteenth century the name had been adopted by families elsewhere, as illustrated by the example of Richard de Patmere in 1332 at Surrey, and by the presence of individuals such as William Patmore, who married Joane Powell on 10 February 1582 in St. Thomas’s, London, and Rowland Patmore, who married Margarett Conn on 16 May 1603 in St. Giles, Cripplegate, London.
The surname is relatively rare, appearing mainly in the southern counties of England. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries a prominent bearer was Peter George Patmore (1786–1855), author and editor of the New Monthly Magazine (1841–1853). He is best known for his works Imitations of Celebrated Authors (1826) and My Friends and Acquaintances (1854), which were recorded in the Dictionary of National Biography.
In summary, the surname Patmore retains a clear and well-documented lineage that can be traced back to an Anglo‑Saxon place name in Hertfordshire, through its evolution in medieval documents, to a small but noteworthy appearance in the literature of the nineteenth century. The name exemplifies the typology of English locational surnames and continues to identify a distinct familial line within the country’s onomastic heritage.
Typical given names associated with the Patmore surname
Male
- Alan
- Andrew
- Anthony
- Christopher
- David
- James
- John
- Michael
- Robert
- Stephen
- Steven
Female
- Amanda
- Deborah
- Emma
- Helen
- Julie
- Kathryn
- Linda
- Mary
- Nicola
- Rebecca
- Susan
- Victoria
Similar and related surnames
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Did you know?
According to a survey carried out by Democracy Club, politicians and candidates with the surname Patmore are most likely to say that their favourite biscuit is a Chocolate Hobnob.
There are approximately 1,511 people named Patmore in the UK. That makes it roughly the 5,316th most common surname in Britain. Around 23 in a million people in Britain are named Patmore.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Patmore
- Coventry Patmore - Poet (1823 to 1896)
- Warren Patmore - Football player
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