De la Mora (surname) explained

De la Mora is a surname. "De la," in several Romance languages (including Spanish and Romanian), means "from." "Mora," in Spanish, translates to "mulberry."

Etymology

"Mora" might represent a topographic surname for a family who lives or lived where mulberries grow or grew.

"Mora," might be part of an ethnic phrase that means "the Moorish woman's son," from mora "(female) Moor."

Similar surnames: Del Moral, Lamora, Delamar, De Moura, De La Torre, Della Porta.^[1]

People with the surname

Fine arts and performing arts

Alexandra de la Mora (born 1980), Mexican actress
Antonio de la Mora (1884–1926), Mexican musician who served as bandmaster in the military bands of 3 countries
Brittni de La Mora (born 1987), American pornographic actress
Enrique de la Mora (1907–1978), Mexican architect
Fernando de la Mora (tenor) (born 1958), Mexican operatic tenor
Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora (born 1943), Mexican author, playwright, and critic

Politics, military, and other public services

Fernando de la Mora (politician) (1773–1835), Paraguayan statesman
Francisco de la Mora y Ceballos Spanish military officer, merchant, and Governor of colonial New Mexico between March 1632 and 1635
Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora (1924–2002), Spanish essayist and politician
Itzel Ríos de la Mora (born 1978), Mexican politician
Ximena Puente de la Mora (born 1977), Mexican lawyer, academic, researcher, and politician

Religion

Georgina de la Mora, American megachurch pastor, wife of Sergio
Sergio José de la Mora (born 1966), American megachurch pastor, husband of Georgina

Sports

David de la Mora (born 1989), Mexican boxer
Marco Fabián de la Mora (born 1989), Mexican soccer player

Fictional characters with the surname

The central family of Mexican television show The House of Flowers, including Paulina de la Mora

Notes and References

Dictionary of American Family Names
"De la Mora," (Vol. 1 of 3: "A–F"), Patrick Hanks (ed.), Oxford University Press (2003), pps. 429–430;