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Mora Family History

Mora Surname Meaning

Spanish and Portuguese; Catalan (also Móra): topographic name for someone who lived where mulberries grew from mora ‘mulberry’ (from Late Latin mora originally the plural of Latin morum); or a habitational name from any of the places called (La) Mora for example in the Spanish provinces of Albacete, León, Navarre, and Toledo. Compare Spanish De la Mora 1 and Lamora.

French (southern); Catalan (Morà): from a short form of the medieval Latin personal name Morandus (see Morand). Italian: topographic name from Old Italian mora ‘pile of stones’.

Hungarian (Móra): from a pet form of the personal name Móricz, Hungarian form of Morris. Czech and Polish: from a short form of a personal name such as Czech Mauric or Polish Maurycy, derived from Latin Mauritius (see Morris).

Polish: possibly an unflattering nickname from mora ‘sickness, plague’. Czech: possibly an unflattering nickname from mora ‘vampire’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Mora families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mora family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mora families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 18 Mora families living in London. This was about 46% of all the recorded Mora's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Mora families in 1891.
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What did your Mora ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mora. 65% of Mora women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    65%
  • Private Means
    24%
  • Housewife
    12%

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Passenger Lists

There are 23,000 immigration records available for the last name Mora. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 6,000 military records available for the last name Mora. For the veterans among your Mora ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mora lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Mora life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Mora in 1946 was 34, and 70 in 2004.

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