Last Name MOORE

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Meaning	Local: At the moor, from residence thereby (from 'mor,' a heath). Great, tall. 'Mor,' great, chief, tall, mighty, proud. 'Moar,' a collector of manorial rents in the Isle of Man. Moore, from 'moor' - John o' the Moor. Majestic.

Origin	English, Scottish, Gaelic, Irish, Jewish, French, Native American, Celtic, Falkland, Maori, Maltese, Creole, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian, Liberian

Rank	16 (2000 US census)	9 (1990 US census)

Count	698,671 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

68.85%, or 481035 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
26.92%, or 188082 total occurrences, as black,
0.37%, or 2585 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.65%, or 4541 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.7%, or 11877 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.5%, or 10480 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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