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• Oar Origin and Immigration
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• Oar Surname Distribution
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  • Distribution of Oar Families in the US in 1840
  • Distribution of Oar Families in the US in 1880
  • Distribution of Oar Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Oar Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Oar Total Records: 3  Origin of Oar, Meaning of Oar Origin: I am creating a database of everyone around the world with the surnames; ROARTY, Rorty, Roerty, Roherty, etc Surnames: Roarty Submitted by: Derick Origin of Oar, Meaning of Oar Origin: Roeser German origin means swamp dweller the name refers to persons who live near a place where reeds or rushes grow. There was a Albrecht Rorer in 1330 and a Ulrick Rorer 1349 in the Tyrol Surnames: Rorer, Rorrer, Rehrer, Rohrer, Rohr, Ruhrer, Roehrer, Rorh, Roar, Ruhr Submitted by: glitz Origin of Oar, Meaning of Oar Origin: Although origination of the surnames Cloer & Clore may have had different backgrounds, both surnames have undergone many changes since in America. Many times due to the way the person or the census taker or other person recording it "thought" it was spelled. Cloer, one of our main lines, is found in our family as Cloer, Clore, Cloar. Note these are of the same line but with different spellings. Also the war records reveal that many went in with "aliases" or were known 2 different ways. Cloer was often spelled McClure, Clore, Clure, Cloar just to name a few Surnames: Cloer, McClure, Clore, Clure, Cloar Submitted by: Bernice Raymond 11/24/2009 9:29 PM Page 1 of 1

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