O'Moore Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Moore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Moore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1601:29,4312,628
United States691:5,253,028264,570
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia451:599,90442,958
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

O'Moore Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Moore Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Moore is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Moore? popularity and diffusion

The surname O'Moore is the 806,178th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of O'Moore live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

The last name O'Moore is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 29,431. In Ireland it is most common in: Leinster, where 99 percent are found, Connaught, where 1 percent are found and Ulster, where 1 percent are found. Barring Ireland O'Moore is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

O'Moore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Moore has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname increased 696 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it increased 493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 638 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Moore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

The amount O'Moore earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 53.31% more than the national average, earning $66,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.11% more than the national average, earning $63,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omoore92377/
O'More9221/
O'Moor921/
Omore831,556/
Omoor833/
Omores77343/
Amoore77269/
Omorie77124/
Osmore7756/
Omoire7725/
Omohre7722/
Gomore7714/
Omoere776/
Omhoor774/
Emoore774/
Omoreh774/
Homore774/
Omorea774/
Omoori773/
O'Mora773/
Omuore772/
O'Mare772/
Omorje772/
Omorey772/
Omoree771/
Omored771/
Omorge771/
Omorhe771/
Omoure771/
Homoor770/
Omor732,866/
D'Amore7112,032/
Omuoreh7166/
Omoorit716/
Omgoori716/
Omoreha715/
Hommore713/
Omoreah713/
Omoureh712/
Gomorre711/
Homores711/
Houmore711/
Homoret711/
Gomorei711/
Gomorey711/
Goymore711/
Gamoore711/
Outmore711/
Omorije711/
Hoemore710/
Hosmore710/
Atmoore710/
Ahmoore710/
Omori67115,547/
Amore6714,349/
Omare678,158/
Emore671,051/
Homor67678/
Amoor67628/
Omora67116/
Gomor6797/
Goumoure6736/
Omure6730/
O'Mar6730/
Gomooroi6719/
O'Morris6713/
Omorh6712/
Ommor6711/
Omour676/
Omorè675/
D'Amores674/
Omory674/
Osmor672/
Omort672/
Attmoore672/
Oumor672/
Oimor671/
Omuor671/
Omgor671/
Uomor671/
Ahhmoore671/
Omoer671/
Oomor671/
Omoir671/
Omorieyi671/
O'Murrey671/
Hamooreh671/
Ammoorie671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Moore
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