The history of the Moorus family name begins after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Lancashire. The name Moorus was a local name meaning the dweller at the house on the moor. It derives from the Old English elements mor, meaning marsh or fen, and hus, meaning house.
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Early Origins of the Moorus family
The surname Moorus was first found in Lancashire where conjecturally they were descended from Roger de Poictou, a Norman Baron who was granted lands in southern Lancashire by Duke William of Normandy, his liege lord, for his noble assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Early History of the Moorus family
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Moorus Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Moorhouse, Moorehouse, Morehouse, Morhouse and many more.
Early Notables of the Moorus family
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Migration of the Moorus family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Moorus or a variant listed above were: Stephen Moorhouse arrived in New York in 1774; William Moorhouse arrived in Philadelphia in 1849; and another William arrived there in 1868; Oliver Moorhouse arrived in Philadelphia in 1874.
