The name Moore is used as a surname in many English-speaking countries. It can have several meanings as it was developed as a surname before most people knew how to write resulting in a wide variety of spellings, each descending from either different spellings of the same meaning or different meanings spelt the same way. This results in difficulty for people tracing their Ancestors as differences in spelling may mean an entirely different group of Moores or simply spelling improvisation on the part of the person writing the Birth certificate.

The name can be spelled Moore, More, Moor, Muir, Moar, Mohr, and Mor.

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