About the More Surname

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named More, so the heraldry linked to Moore is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind More

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, More is usually a form of Moore. Taken at its root, More points to “Dweller by a moor”.

More and Moore

More drops the “o” of Moore, a shortening that clerks often made. The same family of names includes Muir and O'More.

Want more than a summary? See the More family name pack.