When Benjamin Moore was born on 18 August 1908, in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, his father, John Moore, was 41 and his mother, Ellen Emily Meek, was 33. He married Ellen Emmeline Adams on 17 February 1933. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Goshen, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States in 1910 and Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States in 1920. He died on 12 February 1963, in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 54.
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English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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