Moor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Moor Name Meaning: Derives from the Anglo-Saxon 'more' or 'mor' meaning 'marsh','moor'.

This surname was probably given to someone of lived or worked on moor/marsh land. It also may have been taken from a place named 'Moor' or similar.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 34
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 26
Channel Islands 10
Cheshire 77
Cornwall 104
Cumberland 318
Derbyshire 130
Devon 276
Dorset 43
Durham 512
Essex 154
Gloucestershire 43
Hampshire 64
Herefordshire 32
Hertfordshire 22
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 24
Isle of Man 22
Kent 145
Lancashire 544
Leicestershire 206
Lincolnshire 166
London 371
Middlesex 17
Northumberland 416
Norfolk 125
Northamptonshire 70
Nottinghamshire 109
Oxfordshire 16
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 24
Shropshire 36
Suffolk 211
Somerset 193
Surrey 44
Sussex 147
Staffordshire 233
Warwickshire 158
Westmorland 44
Wiltshire 75
Worcestershire 69
Yorkshire 1,162

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 1
Cardiganshire 5
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 2
Flintshire 13
Glamorgan 21
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 1
Monmouthshire 10
Pembrokeshire 22
Radnorshire 1

Moor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moor family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 390
Female Servant 284
Independent 170
Labourer 114
Male Servant 112
Farmer 91
Shoe Maker 51
Coal Miner 51
Weaver 36
Carpenter 29
Cotton Weaver 27
Ag Labourer 26
Apprentice 25
Gardener 21
Dress Maker 20
Grocer 19
Blacksmith 19
Tailor 19
Joiner 19
Pauper 18
Independant 17
Mariner 16
Ag Lab 16
Butcher 15
Frame Work Knitter 13

Most Frequent Forenames for Moor

Name Census Frequency
Mary Moor 3,258
John Moor 3,150
William Moor 2,952
Elizabeth Moor 2,151
Thomas Moor 1,774
James Moor 1,530
Sarah Moor 1,438
George Moor 1,417
Ann Moor 1,360
Jane Moor 1,180
Robert Moor 861
Margaret Moor 831
Joseph Moor 829
Henry Moor 692
Charles Moor 626
Hannah Moor 580
Ellen Moor 499
Eliza Moor 482
Emma Moor 429
Alice Moor 413
Richard Moor 410
Annie Moor 401
Edward Moor 387
Martha Moor 383
Isabella Moor 356

Moor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moore 80% 421,922
2 Moor 100% 41,930
3 More 50% 12,596
4 Muir 50% 8,235
5 Amor 50% 5,589
6 Mear 50% 4,367
7 Mair 50% 3,998
8 Mare 25% 3,775
9 Moir 75% 3,694
10 Amer 25% 2,872
11 Morre 60% 2,787
12 Maria 20% 2,280
13 Mara 25% 2,087
14 Marie 20% 1,283
15 Meer 50% 1,106
16 Meir 50% 1,072
17 Morr 75% 888
18 Meier 40% 858
19 Omer 25% 854
20 Imrie 20% 793
21 Maer 50% 771
22 Meara 40% 766
23 Amour 60% 721
24 Amoore 67% 610
25 Mohr 75% 608
26 Mar 50% 589
27 Meare 40% 566
28 Eamer 20% 526
29 Omara 20% 419
30 Maier 40% 402
31 Mier 50% 332
32 Mere 25% 270
33 Mure 25% 241
34 Moar 75% 234
35 Moare 60% 223
36 Maire 40% 206
37 Omeara 33% 196
38 Meere 40% 183
39 Maur 50% 180
40 Maeer 40% 168
41 Morie 40% 163
42 Amore 40% 135
43 Mora 50% 134
44 Maara 40% 128
45 Emer 25% 127
46 Mour 75% 123
47 Miur 50% 117
48 Moure 60% 107
49 Muer 50% 104

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The surname Moor is the 2nd most popular variant of Moore.

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