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 unincorporated community 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 unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
      8. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Frio County, Texas.
      9. An unincorporated community in Emery County, Utah.
      10. An extinct town in Chelan County, Washington.
      11. An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.
4. Alternative spelling of More (“a Volta-Congo language”).

Derived terms

• Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm
• Eilenberg-Moore category
• Moorean
• Moore County
• Moorefield
• Moore Haven
• Moore machine
• Moore neighborhood
• Moore neighbourhood
• 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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Moore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʁ/, /mɔʁ/

Proper noun

Moore ?

1. a surname from English

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