Moors Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Moors Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moors family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 40
Cotton Weaver 39
Female Servant 23
Independent 20
Silk Weaver 19
Labourer 15
Male Servant 12
Weaver 12
Farmer 8
Coal Miner 7
Cotton Spinner 7
Cotton Worker 7
Collier 6
Cotton Mill 5
Shoe Maker 4
Cotton Piecer 4
Smith 4
Laundress 4
Ag Lab 4
Woollen Carder 4
Lace Maker 3
Servant 3
Ag Labourer 3
Agricultural Lab 3
Tanner 3

Moors Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mears 60% 19,097
2 Moores 83% 17,103
3 Morse 60% 17,032
4 Moors 100% 9,008
5 Moris 60% 5,681
6 Meers 60% 2,736
7 Mares 40% 2,590
8 Mars 60% 2,464
9 Mors 80% 2,328
10 Mooris 83% 2,317
11 Maris 40% 2,024
12 Meares 50% 1,672
13 Miers 60% 1,581
14 Mores 60% 1,008
15 Mairs 60% 920
16 Moorse 83% 725
17 Morss 60% 689
18 Maries 33% 655
19 Mories 50% 508
20 Mires 40% 460
21 Muers 60% 387
22 Amers 40% 361
23 Morrs 80% 332
24 Meeres 50% 302
25 Muras 40% 253
26 Marse 40% 232
27 Meres 40% 196
28 Emers 40% 167
29 Maers 60% 117
30 Maeers 50% 109
31 Mers 60% 105

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The surname Moors is the 4th most popular variant of Mears.

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