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

Moor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moor family

Profession Census Frequency
School 177
Private Means 39
Farmer 20
Dressmaker 15
General Labourer 15
Farm Labourer 15
Coal Miner Hewer 13
None 12
General Servant (domestic) 12
Clerk 10
Domestic Servant 10
Labourer 10
At School 10
Carpenter 9
Housekeeper 9
Shop Assistant 8
At Home 7
Cook (domestic) 7
Cook 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Assisting In Business 6
Joiner 6
Farmers Son Working On Farm 6
General Servant 5
Engine Fitter 5

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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