De Moor

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." Notable people with that surname include:


 * 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 (born 1961), English musician
 * 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