Meaning of Last Name

Meaning: "living near a moor" (Geographical) or "stately and noble"

Origins: England and Ireland

The name Moore is a popular surname in many English-speaking countries and is of Gaelic/English origin. It is the 20th most common surname in Ireland, and 31st in the United Kingdom. It can have several meanings and derivations, as it appeared as a surname long before written language had developed in most of the population, resulting in a variety of spellings. Variations of the name can appear as Moore, More or Moor; as well as the Scottish Gaelic originations Muir, Mure and Mor/Mór; the Manx Gaelic origination Moar; the Irish Gaelic originations O'More and O'Mordha; and the later Irish variants O'Moore and de Mora. The similarly pronounced surname Mohr is of Germanic lineage and is not related to the Gaelic/English variations.