Moar is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Moar
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Surname Moar is variant form of Moors. Dweller at, or near, a moor or marshy wasteland; the son of Moor meaning "dark-complexioned man"; one who came from North Africa.

Surname Moar is variant of Moore. Dweller in, or near, the marsh or high wasteland.

Moar is a variant form of Moyers. The son of the steward.

Moar is variant form of Muir. Dweller at, or near, a moor or heath.

Form of the Mohring. Mor or Moro's son.

Moar is the form of the Moore. From residence at a boggy heath or moor. The medieval forms are Atte Mor or More, De Mora, Ad Moram.

The variation of More. Moore1. A parish in Shropshire. 2. See - From residence at a boggy heath or moor. The medieval forms are Atte Mor or More, De Mora, Ad Moram.

Lastname Moar is a form of Muir. The Scottish form of Moor. It occurs in composition with several surnames.

The family name Moar is variation of the Mure. 1. The northern form of Moor. 2. Gaelic, mohr or more. Large in person. The family of Mure of Caldwell in Ayrshire trace to the reign of King David II, 1329. The name has been varied to More, Muir, Moor, etc., and there are heraldric reasons for believing the Moores of Kent and those of Ireland to have had a common origin.

How popular is Moar?

Moar is common in Canada, Australia, Spain, Scotland, United States, Iraq, England, Indonesia, Mexico, Cambodia, Argentina, Italy.

Moar is ranked 114817 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Moars plummeted by 3.41 per cent to 170 since 2000 and slipped by 9046 spots and ranked at 105079. The last name was found in merely 6 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.41 86.93
Hispanic or Latino 10 7.95
Moar is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Canada. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Scotland. Around 4024 people have been found who wears Moar as their family name. Moar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Moar:
4,284 Canada1,113
Countries with hundreds of Moar:
5,757 Australia587
8,444 Spain446
1,818 Scotland377
113,691 United States211
4,985 Iraq157
27,895 England137
72,456 Indonesia134
12,750 Mexico131
2,534 Cambodia131
31,631 Argentina103
55,891 Italy101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
169,494 India95
9,120 New Zealand78
5,347 Uruguay72
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
32,925 Papua New Guinea34
24,632 Israel31
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,551 Syria9
462,339 Russia7
69,697 Switzerland7
150,293 Malaysia7
39,591 Venezuela7
486,533 Brazil6
116,183 Sweden6
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Moar Namesakes

  • Kelly Moar, Judge
  • Brendan Moar, Television host
  • Renata Moar, Actress

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