More - Last Name Meaning & Origin

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Scottish Gaelic

* As a Scottish and English surname, variant of Moore. * As a French surname, from Old French more (“Moor”), respelled from Latin Maurus. Compare Mauro. * As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from mór (“big”). * As an Indian (Maharashtra) surname, from Marathi मोर (mor, “peacock”), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Morel Derived from More
Morek Derived from More
Moreu Derived from More
Morey Derived from More
Mored Derived from More
Moren Derived from More
Morez Derived from More
Moret Derived from More
Adair Scottish Gaelic origin
Alastor Scottish Gaelic origin

Popularity by Country

Rank #1193

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗

Rank #6216

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Rank #7395

Frequency 4,156 people (1.54 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 66.77% Hispanic 9.62% Black 16.89% Asian/PI 4.36% Native Am. 0.34% Two+ 2.02%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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