The More surname is a Maratha clan. The members of clan use the clan name as their surname.
History
The More clan ruled the Jaoli State in the valley of Jawali, in Satara district near present-day Mahabaleshwar, as a feudatory of the Adilshahi. In 1656, under controversial circumstances, Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire, killed the ruler Chandrarao Morè, and seized the valley.