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There are 107 people with the last name "MORE" in Illinois.

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  1. is 10,675th most common Maubach
  2. is 10,676th most common Monken
  3. is 10,677th most common Montejano
  4. is 10,678th most common Mooberry
  5. is 10,679th most common More
  6. is 10,680th most common Morman
  7. is 10,681st most common Mroczek
  8. is 10,682nd most common Nicks
  9. is 10,683rd most common Niedzwiecki

Similar Names and Nicknames

Moreno, Moreland, Morey, Moreau, Morehead, Morehouse, Morel, Moreira, Morelli, Morell

Most Common First Names for MORE

Kenneth, Bertina, Charles, Chester, David, James, Marilyn, Maureen, Michael, Michele

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Meaning & History

1. Scottish: variant spelling of Muir.

2. Welsh: from mawr ‘big’ (see Moore).

3. French: nickname for a darkskinned person, from Old French more ‘Moor’ (Latin maurus) (see Moore 2).

4. French (also Moré): nickname from Old French of more ‘Moor’ or from moré, moret ‘dark brown’ (diminutive forms). The term was also used to refer to dark-colored cloth.

5. French (Moré): from a short pet form of a Germanic personal name beginning with Maur-, Mor- ‘Moor’, for example, Morbold (+ bold ‘bold’, ‘brave’) or Morbert (+ berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’).

6. Indian (Maharashtra); pronounced as two syllables: Hindu (Maratha) name, probably from Marathi mor ‘peacock’ (Sanskrit mayūra). It is based on the name of a Maratha clan.

FOREBEARS Richard More (1614–c.1695), the illegitimate son of Jacob Blakeley and Katherine More, wife of Samuel More, was shipped to America aboard the Mayflower to be raised with the Pilgrims and avoid the social stigma of being bastardized. He became a mariner and sea captain with polygamous families on both sides of the ocean. Nicholas More, born in England, emigrated to PA in 1682 and became chief justice of PA and the lower counties.

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