About Baltimore
The surname Baltimore is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "bæl," meaning fire, and "tun," meaning settlement or enclosure. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Baltimore is "settlement or enclosure by the fire." It is likely that the name originally referred to a place where fires were lit for signaling or defense purposes. The surname Baltimore may have been given to individuals who lived near such a settlement or had some association with it.
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The surname Baltimore is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Baltimore based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Baltimore is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Baltimore in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Baltimore using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.