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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian : from a pet form of the medieval personal name and nickname Moro, meaning ‘Moor’ (see Moore 2).
  • Spanish : probably from the Latin personal name Maurinus.
  • Japanese : meaning ‘forest field’; the name is not common in Japan.

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