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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

Origins Available: French, German, Irish, Scottish

Where did the French More family come from? What is the French More family crest and coat of arms? When did the More family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the More family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Moret, Morez, Moré, Morais, Morey, Moraie, Moraies, Mauret, Maurez, Maurais, Maurey, Mauraie, Mauraies, Morret, Maurret, Morrez, Morré, Morrais, Maurrais, Morrey, Maurrey, Morraie, Maurraie, Morraies, Maurraies, Mouré, Mouret, Mourez, Mourière, de Moret and many more.

First found in Ile-de-France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our More research. Another 178 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1607, 1630, and 1632 are included under the topic Early More History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early More Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

More Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Ellen More, who arrived in Plymouth, Mass in 1620
  • Jasper More, who arrived in Plymouth, Mass in 1620
  • Richard More (1614-c. 1694), who arrived at Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts aboard the Mayflower in 1620
  • Robart More, who arrived in Virginia in 1622
  • Sara More, who arrived in Virginia in 1623


More Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Agnis More, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
  • Ralph More, who landed in Virginia in 1714
  • Susanna More, who landed in Virginia in 1714
  • Mary More, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
  • Joanna More, who landed in Virginia in 1714


More Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Antonio More, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1811
  • Francisca More, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1822
  • Thomas More, aged 40, landed in America in 1822
  • John More, who arrived in New York, NY in 1829
  • J W More, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850

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  • Sir Anthony More (b. 1948), British experimental music composer, performer and producer
  • Hannah More (1745-1833), English playwright
  • Kenneth Gilbert More CBE (1914-1982), English film actor
  • Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), also known Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist
  • Henry More FRS (1614-1687), English philosopher of the Cambridge Platonist school
  • Marilyn More, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia's Minister of Education, Minister of Labour and Workforce Development, and Minister of Volunteerism (2009)


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  1. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  2. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  3. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  4. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  5. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  6. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  7. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  8. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  9. de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
  10. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  11. ...

The More Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The More Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 26 March 2012 at 14:00.

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