English (of Norman origin): habitational name from
Saint-Maur-des-Fossées in Seine, northern France, or possibly from
Saint-Maur-sur-Loire in Touraine. Both places are named from the
dedication of the church there to St. Maur (see Moore 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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