Richard Harrison wrote:
Cecil, W5DXP wrote:
"There are so many Moore`s that I have no idea who I am kin too."

There is a John Moore in my Houston Area Amateur Radio Club who says he
is unrelated to Cecil, he is one of several Moore`s in the club, all
claiming not to be related to Cecil.

Strangely, most Moore's claim not to be related to me. ;-)

John Moore, however, does claim to have attended Texas A&M with Cecil.

Yep, I've got the yearbook to prove it. John's a good guy.

When names were chosen, it seems more would likely choose the name Moore
than the name Less. Why are there not more "Mosts"?

Actually, when the English government decreed that everyone had
to adopt a last name, a host of people who lived out on The Moors
adopted that last name. Some of them may not have been related
even back then, except by geography.

Richard, your last name might have been adopted by someone whose
father was named Harry. Smith probably came from Blacksmith,
Potter from a pottery maker, Johnson from John's son, etc.

The Discovery Channel's "Longitude" featured the considerable
talents of John Harrison, a cabinet maker more famous for his
timepieces than for his cabinets. (Wonder why they didn't just
use the GPS system? :-)
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp