Moore

Moore

See also: moore, Mooré, and Appendix:Variations of "mor"

English

Etymology

The surname has converged from several different meanings; see Moore on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /mʊɹ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɔː/ (non-rhotic, with the pour–poor merger)
• (UK) IPA^(key): /mʊə(ɹ)/ (non-rhotic, without the pour–poor merger)

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
• Homophone: moor

Proper noun

Moore

1. Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.
   1. A village in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5784).
2. An English and Irish surname similarly derived.
3. A number of places with their names taken from the surname:
   1. A rural town and locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A minor city in Butte County, Idaho.
      2. An unincorporatedcommunity in DeKalb County, Indiana.
      3. A town in Fergus County, Montana.
      4. A locality in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
      5. A city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
      6. A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
      7. An unincorporatedcommunity in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
      8. An unincorporatedcommunity and census-designated place in Frio County, Texas.
      9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Emery County, Utah.
      10. An extinct town in Chelan County, Washington.
      11. An unincorporatedcommunity in Tucker County, West Virginia.
4. Alternative spelling of More (“a Volta-Congo language”).

Derived terms

• Eilenberg-Moore category
• Moorean
• Moore County
• Moorefield
• Moore Haven
• Moore machine
• Moore's law

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Moore is the 18^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 724,374 individuals. Moore is most common among White (66.4%) and Black/African American (27.7%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Romeo, Roome, mooer, roome

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Moore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʁ/, /mɔʁ/

Proper noun

Moore ?

1. a surname from English

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːʁə/

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• Homophone: More

Noun

Moore

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Moor
2. (archaic) dative singular of Moor