Moore
What does the name Moore mean?
The Moore surname has a number of hypothesised points of origin, and is popular throughout the English-speaking world. The most common believed source is in England, from the Middle English 'mor', which means a heath, or bog (sometimes referring to open land, and the modern usage of the word moor) and would be given to someone living at or on one of these geographic features. In Ireland, the surname Moore can derive from an anglicisation of the Gaelic 'mordha', which is given to someone who is noble or stately. More rarely, the name Moore could be given to an Isle of Man collector of manorial rent (a moar), or as a descriptive for someone of dark complexion (a moor).
The earliest occurrence of the Moore surname in our family history documents is from 1393, and we currently have 5,446,743 records where Moore appears.
Typical jobs for Moores
Hard-working people, the Moores. 3469 worked in domestic service, according to the 1901 Census.
Where most Moores lived
In the 1900s, you’d probably bump into a Moore in London.
Moores’ criminal history
How do we put this... Not all Moores were angels, apparently. We found 4455 in criminal records.
Moores in World War I
According to the World War I records, 5466 Moores served in the First World War.