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Definition: 1- One who lived at or near a moor or marshy bog. 2- From the Old French, meaning son of Moor, a dark-complexioned man 3- From "Mor," great, chief, mighty, proud. 4- Derived from the given name "Maurus," meaning "dark skinned."
Surname Origin:
English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
MORES, MORE, MOARS, MOOR, MOAR
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Common Surname Search Tips MOORE Family Genealogy Forum MOORE Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - MOORE Genealogy MOORE Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - MOORE Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - MOORE Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - MOORE Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - MOORE Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
