Mor is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mor
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

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

Family name Mor is the form of Muir. Dweller at, or near, a moor or heath.

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

The form of the Moore. Dweller in, or near, the marsh or high wasteland.

Surname is variant form of Moyers. The son of the steward.

The lastname Mor is a variation of Mohring. Mor or Moro's son.

The is the variant form 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.

The variation of Muir. The Scottish form of Moor. It occurs in composition with several surnames.

The family name is the variant of 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 Mor?

Mor is common in India, Israel, Turkey, Pakistan, Italy, United States, Spain, Egypt, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Morocco, Thailand, Portugal, France, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Nigeria, Indonesia, Taiwan, Iran, Malaysia, Mexico, Canada, Ukraine.

Mor is ranked 15096 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mors grew by 37.69 per cent to 822 since 2000 and ranked 28909 after elevating 6712 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.4 68.17
Hispanic or Latino 14.6 12.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 12.17 11.89
Others 2.92 4.19
Mor is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Gibraltar lie ahead in terms of density. Around 36897 people have been found who wears Mor as their family name. Mor is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Mor:
5,366 India9,646
55 Israel8,746
2,772 Turkey3,216
2,372 Pakistan2,814
4,573 Italy2,386
21,402 United States1,643
2,951 Spain1,628
Countries with hundreds of Mor:
8,511 Egypt915
17,776 Brazil456
2,047 Papua New Guinea414
15,801 Morocco375
31,458 Thailand370
1,897 Portugal349
33,430 France309
1,856 Denmark299
17,726 Saudi Arabia239
22,832 Poland234
34,704 Nigeria230
48,529 Indonesia216
1,104 Taiwan197
25,391 Iran195
9,733 Malaysia188
13,192 Mexico123
30,038 Canada112
54,015 Ukraine103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
584 Djibouti100
34,717 Argentina92
36,401 England91
9,968 Switzerland91
65,790 Germany86
28,102 Australia82
5,282 Uruguay73
33,874 Netherlands62
3,395 Cambodia56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,727 Liberia46
38,189 Cameroon45
3,638 Panama42
25,759 Austria41
185 Gibraltar38
2,649 Angola36
14,299 Chile30
14,824 Dominican Republic23
15,940 Serbia22
12,360 Afghanistan21
24,020 Croatia21
3,723 China20
14,725 Qatar19
19,343 Iraq16
2,274 Mozambique16
22,004 Bulgaria14
35,657 Norway13
18,211 Singapore13
26,733 Venezuela13
73,425 Czechia12
28,765 New Zealand12
18,166 Scotland12
66,831 Sweden11
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,838 Colombia9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
92,692 Belgium8
53,030 Hungary8
43,419 Ivory Coast8
38,644 Finland7
34,489 Peru7
53,709 Algeria6
6,792 Guatemala6
493,300 Russia6
189,736 South Africa6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

37 years old farmer Marguerite Mor who was residing in Prussia migrated to USA on April 15, 1857 by Tornado put out from Havre. Andre Mor, aged 17, 33 years old Nicolas Mor, 13 years old John Mor, Farmer Johann Mor, Farmer In.Clement Mor, 3 years old Borge Mor, Paul Mor (22) Laborer, Pietra Mor, Ole-K. Mor, and 1 other Mor around 75% of whom were farmer migrated to US from Havre, Bremen & Southampton, Liverpool, Liverpool & Queenstown and Glasgow & Moville.

Mor Namesakes

  • Maelsechlainn mac Tadhg Mor,
  • Dermot mac Tadhg Mor, 7th king of Moylurg, reigned from 1124 to 1159
  • Antonis Mor, Netherlandish portrait painter
  • Rina Mor, Israeli lawyer

Mor Namesakes

  • Maelsechlainn mac Tadhg Mor,
  • Dermot mac Tadhg Mor, 7th king of Moylurg, reigned from 1124 to 1159
  • Antonis Mor, Netherlandish portrait painter
  • Rina Mor, Israeli lawyer

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