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Updated February 19, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : habitational name from Moros in Zaragoza province, so named from the plural of moro ‘Moor’, i.e. ‘the place where the Moors live’.
  • Greek : ethnic name for a Moor, from Greek Moros ‘Moor’.

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