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SURNAME MEANING
An English & Scottish topographic surname for a person who lived near a moor or marsh, from the Old English word mōr and the Old Scots word muir.
An English habitational surname denoting a person from any of the various places named from this word, such as Moore, co. Cheshire and More, co. Shropshire.
An English surname of Norman origin that developed as nickname for someone from North Africa or for someone thought to resemble a Moor, such as someone with a swarthy complexion, from the Old French word more or maur, from the Latin Maurus.
A Welsh surname that developed from the nickname mawr, meaning “big” or “great”, describing a man’s size of greatness.
In Ireland, it was an Anglicized version of the Gaelic Mordha clan name, meaning “proud”.
EARLY BEARERS
William de More - Staffordshire - 1086
William Mor - Essex - 1198
John atte Mor - Norfolk - 1273
Adam atte More - Oxfordshire - 1273
Fulco de la More - Huntingdonshire - 1273
Pontius de la More - Yorkshire - 1273
Matthew del More - Yorkshire - 1275
Robert More - Aberdeen - 1317
Agatha atte More - Somerset - 1337
Alicia del More - Yorkshire - 1379
John atte More - Yorkshire - 1379
NOBLE TITLES HELD
The More Baronetcy of Loseley in the County of Surrey was created in the Baronetage of England in 1642 for Sir Poynings More, Member of Parliament for Haslemere and Guildford, son of Sir Robert More (1581-1626), grandson of Sir George More (1553-1632), great-grandson of Sir William More
The More Baronetcy of More Hall in the County of Lancaster was created in the Baronetage of England in 1675 for Sir Edward More. The second Baronet, Sir Cleave More, sat as Member of Parliament for Bramber. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet, Sir William More, in 1810. The More family descended from Sir William de la More, who was made a knight banneret at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.
The Moore Baronetcy of Fawley in the County of Berkshire was created in the Baronetage of England in 1627 for Sir Henry Moore, son of Sir Francis Moore (1558-1621), barrister and Member of Parliament.
The Moore Baronetcy of Mayds Morton in the County of Buckingham was created in the Baronetage of England in 1665 for Sir George Moore. The title became extinct on his death in 1678.
The Moore Baronetcy of Rosscarbery in the County of Cork Ireland was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1681 for Sir Emanuel Moore. The title became extinct or dormant on the death of the eleventh Baronet in 1926.
The Moore Baronetcy of Jamaica in the West Indies was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1764 for the colonial administrator Sir Henry Moore, royal governor of the Province of New York.
The Moore Baronetcy of the Navy was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1766 for Sir John Moore, an admiral in the Royal Navy who served in the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years’ War.
Viscount Moore of Drogheda is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1621 for Sir Garret Moore, a member of the Privy Council of Ireland and Irish House of Commons, son of Sir Edward Moore of Mellifont
Henry Moore, politician and soldier who served as Governor of Meath, son of Charles Moore, 2nd Viscount Moore, was created Earl of Drogheda in the Peerage of Ireland in 1661.
Field Marshal Charles Moore, a military officer who fought at the Battle of Culloden, son of Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda, was created Marquess of Drogheda in 1791 and Baron Moore of Moore Place in 1801.
Stephen Moore was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Kilworth of Moore Park in the County of Cork in 1764, and was further elevated as Viscount Mount Cashell in 1766. His son, also Stephen Moore, Member of Parliament for Lismore, was created Earl of Mount Cashell in 1781.
John Moore, Member of Parliament and Privy Councilor, was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Moore of Tullamore in 1715. His son, Charles Moore, 2nd Baron, was created Earl of Charleville in 1758.
LANDED GENTRY
Moore of Appleby-Parva, co. Leicester, England
Moore of Grimeshill, co. Westmorland, England
Moore of Stockwell House
Moore of Frampton Hall, co. Lincolnshire, England
Moore of Barne, co. Tipperary, Northern Ireland
Moore of Moore Lodge, co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Moore of Corswall, co. Wigton, Scotland
Moore of Rowallane, co. Down, Northern Ireland
Moore of Moore Hall, co. Mayo, Ireland
Moore of Mooresfort, co. Tipperary, Ireland
Moore of Ballydivity, co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Moore of Dromont, co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Moore of Killashee, co. Kildare, Ireland
Moore of Molenan, co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Moore of Manorkilbridge, co. Wicklow, Ireland
Moore of Cremorgan, Queen's County,
More of Linley Hall, co. Shropshire, England