Moore
The name
Moore is used as a
surname in many
English-speaking countries. It can have several meanings as it was developed as a surname before most people knew how to write resulting in a wide variety of spellings, each descending from either different spellings of the same meaning or different meanings spelt the same way. This results in difficulty for people tracing their
Ancestors as differences in spelling may mean an entirely different group of Moores or simply spelling improvisation on the part of the person writing the
Birth certificate.
The name can be spelled Moore,
More,
Moor,
Muir,
Moar, Mohr, and Mor.
* From
Middle English mor meaning "open land" or "bog". Given to a person dwelling near a
moor or heath.
* A
nickname for a person of dark complexion, from
Old French more meaning "
Moor". Often given to someone of
North African descent.
* Derived from the given name
Maurus. A
Roman first name which also meant "dark skinned" in
Latin.
* From the
Gaelic Mor, meaning "great", "chief", "tall", "mighty", "proud".
* Alternatively of Gaelic/
Manx origin
Moar, the name for a collector of manorial rents in the Isle of Man.
* the spelling Moore was sometimes used to indicate a son of someone called
More - this being one use where spelling is significant.
* Also possibly derived from someone who works with
boats on a wharf or
Moorage.
People with the surname Moore include
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Alan Moore, writer of
comic books
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Albert Joseph Moore, English decorative
painter*
Alfred Moore, former associate justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States*
Archie Moore, U.S. boxer, world
boxing champion
*
Arnold Moore, U.S.
blues singer*
Arthur Cotton Moore, U.S.
architect*
Bobby Moore, English
footballer*
Bob Moore, U.S. Army Soldier.
*
Brian Moore, 20th century Irish
novelist*
Caldwell Moore, Reigning Irish Pint Drinking Champion
*
Carol Moore,
ethicist*
C. L. Moore, U.S.
science fiction and
fantasy writer*
Chante Moore, U.S. singer
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Charles Moore, multiple articles
*
Christopher Moore, U.S.
writer of
absurdist fiction*
Clayton Moore, U.S. actor (
The Lone Ranger)
*
Clement Clarke Moore, U.S. university professor and
writer*
Constance Moore, U.S. singer and actress
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Dan K. Moore, former governor of North Carolina
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Davey Moore, two world boxing champions
*
Demi Moore, U.S.
actress*
Dennis Moore, U.S.
politician*
Donnie Moore, U.S.
baseball player
*
Dudley Moore, British actor and comedian
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Edward Moore, 18th century English dramatist
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Edwin Ward Moore, 19th century commander of the Texas Navy
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Francis Daniels Moore, 20th century surgery pioneer
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Frank Frankfort Moore, British novelist
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Frank Moore, New York painter
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Frederic Moore, British Indian
Lepidopterist*
Garry Moore, U.S. television host
*
Gary Moore, Northern Irish guitarist
*
G. E. Moore, English philosopher (
Principia Ethica,
Moore's Paradox)
*
George A. Moore, Irish novelist (
Esther Waters)
*
George F. Moore (judge),
Chief Justice of the
Texas Supreme Court (1866–1867)
*
George F. Moore (soldier), Major General in the U.S. Army
*
George Foot Moore, U.S. Biblical scholar
*
George Fletcher Moore, former
Attorney-General of Western Australia*
Gordon E. Moore, U.S. chemist, co-founder of
Intel (
Moore's law)
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Grace Moore, U.S. actress
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Gregory Moore, American theoretical physicist
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Harold G. "Hal" Moore, Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army
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Henry Moore, royal Governor of New York
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Henry Moore, English sculptor
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J Strother Moore, U.S. computer scientist
*
Jackie Moore, U.S. Jazz Singer from Florida
*
Jacqueline Moore (b. 1966), U.S. professional wrestler
*
Jackie Moore, U.S. poet
*
Jim Moore, American playwright (
Acts and Contrition)
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John Moore, Bishop of Ely
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John Moore, British general (18th/19th centuries)
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John Moore, anarchist thinker
*
John Moore, Australian
MP*
Johnny "Dizzy" Moore, a Jamaican trumpet player
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Julianne Moore, U.S. actress
*
Karl Moore, writer (
[1],
Official site)
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Lucy Moore, historian
*
Mandy Moore, U.S. pop singer
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Marianne Moore, U.S. poet
*
Mary Tyler Moore, U.S. actress and comedian
*
Michael Moore, U.S. leftist social critic (
Stupid White Men) and documentary film director
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Michael Moore, UK Liberal Democrat politician
*
Mike Moore, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Director-General of the
WTO*
Mother Moore, U.S. Woman, assisted Navy
*
Nat Moore, U.S. footballer
*
Newton Moore, Australian politician
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Nicholas Moore, English poet, son of G.E. Moore
*
Patrick Moore, English astronomer
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Paul D Moore, Musician Born Uk living in Israel.
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Peter Moore, British serial killer
*
Peter Moore, Australian travel author (
No Shitting in the Toilet)
*
Randle T. Moore, Americna businessman and captain of industry
*
Robert Lee Moore, American mathematician
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Robin Moore, U.S. writer
*
Roger Moore, English actor
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Roger Moore, computer scientist
*
Ronald D. Moore,
American screenwriter and
television producer who is known for his work on
Star Trek and is currently executive producer of the new
Battlestar Galactica series
*
Roy Moore, the "Ten Commandments Judge" and former Chief Justice of Alabama
*
Sara Jane Moore, attempted to assassinate President
Gerald Ford*
Shannon Moore, American professional wrestler
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Stephen Moore, President of the
Club for Growth*
Stephen Moore, British actor
*
Susanna Moore, U.S. crime writer
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Thomas Moore, Irish poet (not to be confused with
Thomas More)
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Thomas Sturge Moore, English poet and artist
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Thurston Moore, musician (
Sonic Youth)
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Tyria Moore, U.S. serial killer befriender
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Vinnie Moore, U.S. musician
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William Moore, Football Coach
*
Zephaniah Swift Moore, U.S. clergyman and educator
*The
Moore Brothers,
Matt,
Owen and
Tom Moore, three brothers who became famous in early Hollywood
* Gabriel Moore, Movie Producer
Fictional characters whose
surname is or was
Moore include
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Rachel Moore, the name of Ran Mori in the
English adaptations of
Detective Conan (
Case Closed in the United States)
*
Richard Moore, the name of Kogoro Mori in the English adaptations of
Detective Conan (
Case Closed in the United States)
*Moore is the name of a corn farmer on
Earth, in the
Enterprise episode "
Broken Bow" (Episode 1.01-02). The alien Klaang crashed in Moore's fields in
2151, pursued by two Suliban agents. After the Klingon destroyed Moore's silo and killed the Suliban, the farmer shot Klaang with a plasma rifle.
The
toponym Moore refers to a moor, which may be a kind of
bog, but also can be a more or less treeless plain. (Contrast
prairie or
heath.)
Moore is the name of several places in the
United States of America:
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Moore, Arkansas, located in
Newton County*
Moore, California, located in
San Bernardino County*
Moore, Colorado, located in
Weld County*
Moore, Georgia, located in
Hall County*
Moore, Idaho, a city located in
Butte County*
Moore, Indiana, located in
DeKalb County*
Moore, Kentucky, located in
Casey County*
Moore, Louisiana, located in
Winn Parish*
Moore, Montana, a town located in
Fergus County*
Moore, New Jersey, located in
Mercer County*
Moore, Oklahoma, a city located in
Cleveland County*
Moore, Pennsylvania, located in
Delaware County*
Moore, South Carolina, located in
Spartanburg County*
Moore, Texas - two locations:
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Moore, Texas, located in
Frio County**
Moore, Brazos County, Texas*
Moore, Utah, located in
Emery County*
Moore, Washington, located in
Chelan County*
Moore, West Virginia - two locations:
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Moore, Roane County, West Virginia**
Moore, Tucker County, West VirginiaThere is a
Moore County in the states of North Carolina, Moore County, Tennessee and Texas.
Other places that include the word
Moore in their name include:
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Moorefield, in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia
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Moorestown, in Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
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Mooresville, in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia
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Moore Haven, Florida*
Moores Hill, Indiana*
Moore River, Western Australia and the
Moore River National Park*
Division of Moore, an
Australian Electoral DivisionMoore (crater) is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon.
*
Moore machine*
Boyer-Moore string search algorithm*
Moore Catholic High School is a high school in
Staten Island,
New York.
* There is a Moores Clothing Stores for men's dresswear.
