When Monroe W. Moore was born in 1846, in Laurens, South Carolina, United States, his father, Hutson Moore, was 49 and his mother, Susanna Knight, was 39. He lived in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States in 1850 and Dials Township, Laurens, South Carolina, United States in 1870. He died on 22 July 1879, at the age of 33, and was buried in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.
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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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