Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɪ.dəl.mʊɹ/(American English) /ˈmɪ.dəl.mʊə/(British English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsMidlemore, Middlemoor, Midlemoor Meaning & History Derived from an unidentified place in the West Midlands named with Old English middel "middle" and mor "moor", possibly the Middelmore which is recorded in the 13th and 15th centuries at Haughton in Morville (Shrops).