De Moor is a Dutch surname. It literally means "the Moor" and probably referred to the harbour master profession (to "moor" a boat). It may have also referred to a person with a darker skin, or more generally, a person with connections to the African continent. "De Moor" therefore meaning "The Dark Skinned People." Moor, de, Meertens Institute. Some notable people with that surname includes:
Bien de Moor (born 1962), Belgian actress Bob de Moor (1925–1992), Belgian comics author Carel de Moor (1655–1738), Dutch etcher and painter, father of: Carel Isaak de Moor (1695–1738), Dutch lithographer and painter Des de Moor (1961–2026), English musician and writer Duncan de Moor (born 1994), also known as Duncan Laurence, Dutch musician Frans de Moor (1912–1983), Dutch boxer Georges De Moor (born 1953), Belgian Doctor of Medicine and professor Joos de Moor (c. 1548 – 1618), Dutch Vice Admiral Marente de Moor (born 1972), Dutch writer and columnist Margriet de Moor (born 1941), Dutch writer and pianist Ruud de Moor (1928–2001), Dutch professor of sociology Vincent de Moor (born 1973), Dutch trance artist
See also Guido Demoor (1952–2006), Belgian train driver Moor (disambiguation)
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