The name Moore is used as a surname in many English-speaking countries and is of English origin. 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 spelled 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, Mohr, and Mor.

Contents 1 Meanings 2 People with the surname Moore 2.1 Philosophy 2.2 Literature 2.3 Artistry 2.4 Law 2.5 Crime 2.6 Sports 2.7 Music 2.8 Christianity 2.9 Military 2.10 Science 2.11 Programming 2.12 Politics 2.13 History 2.14 Television and film 2.15 Education 2.16 Mathematics 2.17 Medicine 2.18 Other

Meanings

• From Middle English mor meaning "open land" or "bog". Given to a person dwelling near a moor or heath.
• A nickname for a person of dark complexion, from Old French more meaning "Moor". Often given to someone of North African descent.
• Derived from the given name Maurus. A Roman first name which also meant "dark skinned" in Latin.
• From the Gaelic Mor, meaning "great", "chief", "tall", "mighty", "proud".
• Alternatively of Gaelic/Manx origin Moar, the name for a collector of manorial rents in the Isle of Man.
• The spelling Moore was sometimes used to indicate a son of someone called More - this being one use where spelling is significant.
• Also possibly derived from someone who works with boats on a wharf or Moorage.

People with the surname Moore

Philosophy

• Addison Webster Moore (1866-1930), professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago
• George Edward Moore, distinguished and influential English philosopher who was educated and taught at the University of Cambridge
• James Moore (biographer), philosopher of science at the University of Cambridge and visiting scholar at Harvard University

Literature

• Alan Moore (b. 1953), English comic book writer
• Brian Moore (novelist) (1921-1999), 20th century Irish novelist
• C. L. Moore (1911-1987), U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer
• Carol Moore, libertarian decentralist writer and student of consciousness known for her writings on alternatives to organized state violence
• Charles Leonard Moore, American poet and essayist
• Charles Moore (journalist), British journalist and former editor of The Daily Telegraph
• Charles Willard Moore, American architect, educator, writer, and winner of the AIA Gold Medal in 1991
• Christopher Moore (author) (b. 1957), U.S. writer of absurdist fiction
• Clara Jessup Moore (1824-99), American philanthropist and writer
• Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863), U.S. university professor and writer
• Edward Moore, English dramatist and miscellaneous writer
• Frank Frankfort Moore, British dramatist, novelist and poet
• Frank Moore (journalist), American journalist and compiler
• George Henry Moore (author), American historical writer and librarian
• George Moore (novelist), Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist
• Henry Moore (biographer), English Wesleyan minister and biographer
• Jacqueline S. Moore (1926-2002), U.S. poet
• James Moore (Cornish author), English non-fiction writer
• James A. Moore is an American horror novelist and short story writer.
• John Moore (anarchist), British anarchist author, teacher and organiser
• John Moore (author), American engineer and author of light, humorous fantasy novels and short stories
• John Moore (author, British), British author and pioneer conservationist
• John Moore (Bishop of Ely), English cleric, scholar, and book collector
• John Moore (movie director), film director, producer, and writer
• John Moore (Scottish physician), Scottish physician and writer
• John R. Moore, student and biographer of Daniel Defoe
• Karl Moore, writer
• Marianne Moore (1887-1972), U.S. poet
• Nicholas Moore (1918-86), English poet
• Peter Moore (travel author) (b. 1962), Australian travel author
• Robin Moore (b. 1925), U.S. writer
• Susanna Moore (b. 1947), U.S. crime writer
• Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Irish poet
• Thomas Sturge Moore (1870-1944), English poet and artist
• William Moore (critic) (1868–1937) Australian art and dramatic critic.

Artistry

• Albert Joseph Moore (1841-1893), English decorative painter
• Arthur Cotton Moore (b. 1935), U.S. architect
• Frank C. Moore (painter), (1953-2002), New York-based painter
• Henry Moore, English artist and sculptor
• Henry Moore (painter), English marine and landscape painter
• John Moore (artist), South African artist whose passion for wildlife and natural heritage visually fuses themes of spirituality and mysticism

Law

• Alfred Moore (1755-1810), former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• James F. Moore, Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society
• John Bassett Moore, the first US judge to serve on the International Court of Justice
• John Moore (Australian jurist), presiding judge of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
• Roy Moore (b. 1947), former Chief Justice of Alabama

Crime

• John Moore (regicide), one of the regicides of King Charles I
• Peter Moore (serial killer) (b. 1940), Welsh serial killer
• Ramona Moore (d. 2003), American murder victim
• Sara Jane Moore (b. 1930), American failed assassin
• Tyria Moore (b. 1965), American serial killer befriender

Sports

• Archie Moore (1913 or 1916-1998), world boxing champion
• Billy Moore, Australian rugby league player
• Bobby Moore (1941-1993), English footballer
• Charles Moore (athlete), former American athlete
• Charlie Moore, former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a catcher and outfielder from 1973-1987
• Davey Moore (1960s), American world champion boxer who boxed professionally from 1953-1963
• Davey Moore (1980s), American world champion boxer
• Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player (NHL)
• Donnie Moore (1954-1989), U.S. baseball player
• Harry Moore (baseball), American baseball player
• Jacqueline Moore (b. 1966), U.S. professional wrestler
• James Moore (cyclist), the first champion cyclist
• Jerrie Moore (1855-1890), Canadian baseball player
• John Moore (footballer), English football player and manager
• Luke Moore, English footballer
• Nat Moore (b. 1951), U.S. footballer
• Rob Moore (field hockey) (born 1981), English field hockey player
• Shannon Moore (b. 1979), American professional wrestler
• Stephen Moore (cricketer), English cricketer
• Stephen Moore (rugby player), Australian rugby union footballer
• Steve Moore, Canadian ice hockey player (NHL)
• Moore (constructor), former racing car constructor

Music

• Alecia Beth Moore (b. 1979), American singer (aka Pink)
• Anthony Moore (b. 1948), British musician and composer
• Arnold Moore (1914-2004), U.S. blues singer
• Bob Moore (b. 1932), American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist
• Chante Moore (b. 1967), U.S. singer
• Deacon John Moore, blues, rhythm & blues and rock & roll musician, singer, and bandleader
• Gary Moore (b. 1952), Northern Irish guitarist
• Grace Moore (1898-1947), U.S. operatic soprano and actress
• Jackie Moore (b. 1946), U.S. jazz singer from Florida
• John Moore (bluegrass musician), bluegrass musician who plays mandolin with the bands Bluegrass Etc. and California
• John Moore (saxophonist), American saxophonist and saxophone teacher
• Kevin Moore, Chroma Key musician and former Dream Theater keyboardist
• Lecrae Moore, Christian rap artist
• Mandy Moore (b. 1984), U.S. pop singer
• Michael Moore, jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer
• Shimon Moore, frontman of Australian rock band Sick Puppies
• Sonny Moore, singer, ex-vocalist of From First to Last
• Thurston Moore, (b. 1958) Sonic Youth musician
• Vinnie Moore (b. 1964), U.S. musician
• William Moore (musician) (1893−1951), US-American blues singer and guitarist

Christianity

• Benjamin Moore (1748-1816), American Protestant Episcopal bishop
• David Hastings Moore (1838-1915), American Methodist Episcopal bishop
• Edward Caldwell Moore, American theologian
• George Foot Moore, Christian theologian
• John Moore (Archbishop), English cleric and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1783 to 1805
• John Moore (Baptist), Baptist minister from Northampton, Britain
• Zephaniah Swift Moore (1770-1823), U.S. clergyman and educator
• Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia

Military

• Cecil Ray Moore (1894-1983), Major General in U.S. Army, Chief Engineer, U.S. European Theater of Operations
• Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda, British military officer
• Edwin Ward Moore (1810-1865), 19th century commander of the Texas Navy
• George F. Moore (soldier), Major General in the U.S. Army
• Hal Moore (b. 1922), Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army
• Henry Moore (admiral), the last British admiral during World War II
• James Edward Moore, United States Army general
• John Moore (British Army officer), British soldier and General
• John White Moore, American naval officer
• Charles K. Moore II (b. 1977), U.S. Navy LCAC Craftmaster

Science

• Charles B. Moore, American physicist, engineer and meteorologist
• Frederic Moore (1830-1907), British Indian Lepidopterist
• Gordon Moore (b. 1929), U.S. chemist
• Gregory Moore, American theoretical physicist
• John Percy Moore, American zoölogist
• Moore's Law, the empirical observation that the transistor density of integrated circuits doubles every 24 months (after Gordon Moore)
• Patrick Moore (b. 1923), English astronomer

Programming

• Boyer–Moore string search algorithm, particularly efficient string searching algorithm
• Charles H. Moore, the inventor of the Forth programming language
• J Strother Moore, U.S. computer scientist
• Moore machine, finite state automaton where the outputs are determined by the current state alone in the theory of computation
• Roger Moore (computer scientist), computer scientist

Politics

• Claire Moore, Australian Senator
• Clover Moore, New South Wales politician and Lord Mayor of Sydney, Australia
• Dan K. Moore (1906-1986), former governor of North Carolina
• Dennis Moore (b. 1945), U.S. politician
• George Fletcher Moore, prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia
• George H. Moore, L.A. City Councilman of the 15th district
• George Henry Moore, MP for Mayo
• Gwen Moore, Congresswomen from Wisconsin
• James Moore (Canadian politician), Canadian Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
• James Moore (South Carolina politician), British colonial governor of South Carolina between 1700 and 1703
• John E. Moore, American politician and the current Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
• John M. Moore, American rancher and statesman from Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives from District 8
• John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, British politician who was Member of Parliament for Croydon Central
• John Moore (Australian politician), Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives for over 25 years
• John Moore (Irish politician), Irish statesman and rebel leader
• John Moore (Whig), American statesman and planter from Louisiana
• Mike Moore (b. 1949), former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Director-General of the WTO
• Newton Moore (1870-1926), Australian politician
• Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet, British colonial leader who served as royal Governor of New York from 1765 to 1769
• William S. Moore (1822–1877), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania

History

• Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852- ? ), American archaeologist
• Lucy Moore, historian

Television and film

• Clayton Moore (1914-1999), U.S. actor
• Constance Moore (1920-2005), U.S. singer and actress
• Demi Moore (b. 1962), U.S. actress
• Dudley Moore (1935-2002), English actor and comedian
• Eva Moore (1870-1955), English actress
• Garry Moore (1915-1993), U.S. television host
• Joe Moore, Hawaii news anchor
• John Moore (broadcaster), Canadian radio and television broadcaster, film critic, actor, voice actor and comedian
• John Moore (film), movie production designer
• Julianne Moore (b. 1960), U.S. actress
• Mary Tyler Moore (b. 1936), U.S. actress and comedian
• Matthew Moore, American silent film actor
• Michael Moore (b. 1954), U.S. social critic and documentary film director
• Moore Brothers, three Irish born brothers who became famous in the motion picture business in early Hollywood
• Owen Moore, American silent film actor
• Roger Moore (b. 1927), English actor best known for being the third official James Bond
• Ronald D. Moore (b. 1964), American screenwriter and television producer who is known for his work on Star Trek
• Stephen Moore (actor), English actor from Brixton, London
• Thomas J. Moore, actor in the United States
• Trevor Moore (b.1980), American actor, writer, and comedian
• William Moore (actor) (1915–2000), English TV actor

Education

• Charles Page Thomas Moore, co-founder of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity in 1852 at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
• Clifford Herschel Moore (1866-1931), American Latin scholar
• Edward Moore (scholar), English scholar
• Frank Gardner Moore, American Latin scholar

Mathematics

• Edward F. Moore (1925-2003), American mathematician and computer scientist
• E. H. Moore (1862-1932), American mathematician
• Robert Lee Moore (1882-1974), American mathematician
• William Moore (British mathematician) (fl. c.1806–1823), early contributor to rocket theory

Medicine

• Emily Moore STD expert
• Donnica Moore, Women's health advocate
• Edward Mott Moore, American surgeon
• Francis Daniels Moore (1913-2001), 20th century surgery pioneer
• John Moore (human patent), American cancer patient
• John Moore (physician), United States Army physician who rose to become Surgeon General of the Army

Other

• Charles Moore (photographer)
• Randle T. Moore (1874-1962), American businessman and captain of industry
• Rebecca Moore (pageant titleholder)
• Stephen Moore (economist), economist
• Mandy Moore, American pop singer and actress
• Michael Moore, American Filmmaker
• John Moore (British soldier) 1761-1809, British General
• George Edward Moore, distinguished and influential English philosopher who was educated and taught at the University of Cambridge
• Richard H. Moore, North Carolina State Treasurer
• Alan Moore, English writer most famous for his work in comics
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