Last Name MOOR

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the moor, from residence thereby (from 'mor,' a heath).
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Estonian, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank 12,558 (2000 US census) 10,449 (1990 US census)
Count 2,263 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 82.9%, or 1876 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.34%, or 234 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.94%, or 44 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.53%, or 12 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.12%, or 48 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.17%, or 49 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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