Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ORE
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ORE. A parish near Hastings, co. Sussex, which had owners of the same name in the XIV. century, if not earlier.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English