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The mohr Surname

mohr Name Meaning and History

  1. North German: topographic name for someone who lived in a fen, Middle Low German mor.
  2. German and Dutch: nickname for a man of swarthy complexion, from Middle High German mor, Middle Dutch mo(e)r ‘Moor’.
  3. German: from a short form of an old personal name, Morhart (see Morath).

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Distribution of mohr Families in the US in 1920
Number of mohr families
 164-325
 55-163
 1-54
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