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 2
Buckinghamshire 7
Berkshire 37
Cambridgeshire 34
Channel Islands 13
Cheshire 48
Cornwall 47
Cumberland 85
Derbyshire 35
Devon 124
Dorset 6
Durham 378
Essex 81
Gloucestershire 31
Hampshire 51
Herefordshire 12
Hertfordshire 12
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 9
Isle of Man 4
Kent 183
Lancashire 578
Leicestershire 33
Lincolnshire 111
London 522
Middlesex 64
Northumberland 290
Norfolk 28
Northamptonshire 34
Nottinghamshire 63
Oxfordshire 11
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 9
Shropshire 15
Suffolk 25
Somerset 48
Surrey 79
Sussex 73
Staffordshire 72
Warwickshire 47
Westmorland 11
Wiltshire 50
Worcestershire 17
Yorkshire 678

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 2
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 42
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 31
Pembrokeshire 11
Radnorshire 0

Moor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moor family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 79
General Labourer 53
Farmer 46
General Servant Domestic 40
Dress Maker 35
Cotton Weaver 31
Scholar 30
Domestic Servant 23
Cook Domestic 22
School 21
Carpenter 20
Coal Miner Hewer 19
Charwoman 13
Agricultural Labourer 13
Coal Hewer 13
Housemaid Domestic 12
Servant Domestic 12
Tailor 12
Blacksmith 12
House Keeper 10
House Keeper Domestic 10
Laundress Wash 10
Farm Labourer 10
Draper Assistant 9
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 9

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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