<P> The similarly pronounced surname Mohr is of Germanic lineage and is not related to the Gaelic / English variations . </P> <Ul> <Li> From Middle English mor meaning "open land" or "bog" and given to persons dwelling near a moor or heath . </Li> <Li> The Old Irish Moores are O'Morda, from the Irish Gaelic word morda, meaning "stately and noble". The French persons named de Mora, who were established in Ireland's Munster province, were known as O'More after 200 years in Co . Leix . After WW1, "Moore" as a phonetic rendering of the name derived from the word "moor", or "healthy mountain," became the written version for similar - sounding names . </Li> <Li> Alternatively of Gaelic / Manx origin Moar, this name was for a collector of manorial rents on the Isle of Man . </Li> <Li> The spelling "Moore" was sometimes used to indicate a son of someone called More - this being one use where spelling is significant . </Li> <Li> Possibly derived from Maurus, a Roman first name which meant "dark skinned" in Latin, and related to the Old French More meaning "Moor," such as Berber, a colloquial nickname for a person of dark complexion, often describing someone of North African descent . </Li> <Li> Possibly originated from early references to persons who worked with boats at a wharf or moorage . </Li> <Li> The De La Mare surname from French Normandy was progressively anglicized in England as "de la Mare" (Walter de la Mare), "De La More", "More", and "Moore" in England . </Li> </Ul> <Li> From Middle English mor meaning "open land" or "bog" and given to persons dwelling near a moor or heath . </Li> <Li> The Old Irish Moores are O'Morda, from the Irish Gaelic word morda, meaning "stately and noble". The French persons named de Mora, who were established in Ireland's Munster province, were known as O'More after 200 years in Co . Leix . After WW1, "Moore" as a phonetic rendering of the name derived from the word "moor", or "healthy mountain," became the written version for similar - sounding names . </Li>

Where does the last name moore originate from