Cognomen Moresby (Moresby 
) , around the world, is a rare last name. The family name Moresby is characteristic of Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and Venezuela. Much less frequently, Moresby is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Moresby | Venezuela, Spain, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand |
| christopher moresby (1380-1443) of Distington and Culgaith, Cumb. and Asby Winderwath, Westmld (b. 1380) |
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| christopher moresby (b. 1439) |
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| mary moresby (1767–1830) (b. 1767) |
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john moresby British naval officer, GB (b. 1830) |
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| robert moresby Bombay Marine/Indian Navy officer (1794-1854) (b. 1794) |
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| matthew fortescue moresby British-Australian sketcher, amateur photographer and clerk, AU (b. 1828) |
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| ellen mary moresby (b. 1820) |
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| archer moresby cricketer, NZ (b. 1867) |
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| cunitia moresby sanders (born 1894) (b. 1894) |
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| moresby buffett (1904-1997) (b. 1904) |
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| richard moresby (died 1883) |
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| ellen moresby Peerage person ID=312597 |
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| sir christopher moresby - 25 Jul 1499 |
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| christopher moresby Peerage person ID=312596 |
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| anne moresby - 5 Oct 1523 |
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