Moseley Surname

15,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Moseley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mossley,' till recently a hamlet, but now a rising town in the parish of Saddleworth, West Riding of Yorkshire Probably other small localities would bear the name.

Willelmus de Moslay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Moseley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,6641:14,6961,844
England6,6051:8,4361,235
Australia1,1021:24,4973,351
Wales5201:5,951664
Canada5001:73,6918,350
Barbados3201:898220
South Africa3031:178,80419,656
Jamaica2201:13,0451,308
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
Thailand1031:685,809114,410
Guyana931:8,1961,310
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Trinidad and Tobago671:20,3582,366
Bahamas491:7,995667
Israel441:194,49219,021
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Panama191:205,9085,804
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Austria91:946,15970,786
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Aruba91:11,4971,511
France81:8,302,840321,660
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6221:9,2961,394
Wales1161:13,521806
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5061:11,1451,452

Moseley (164) may also be a first name.

Moseley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mossley,' till recently a hamlet, but now a rising town in the parish of Saddleworth, West Riding of Yorkshire Probably other small localities would bear the name.

Willelmus de Moslay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Moslay, smyth, 1379: ibid.

Thomas de Mosseley, 1379: ibid.

1588. John Moseley, Middlesex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1591. Ralph Mosley, of Great Sankey, husbandman: Wills at Chester.

1617. Rowland Mosley, of the Hough, Manchester: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Moseley = the Moss-Lea [Old English mós (= Old Norse mósi), a marsh, moor, moss + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Moseley (wood infested with mice, or Moll’s wood), the name of places in Staffordshire and Worcestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mosley, places in cos. Stafford, Worcester, and Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Moss—ley, Saxon, Moose, Moyes, or Moss, a mossy field or pasture.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Moseley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moseley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Moseley (Arabic: موسيلي) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moseley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,736th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 205,863 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Moseley reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 715,247th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 164 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 24,664 people, or 1 in 14,696. In The United States Moseley is most frequent in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Alabama, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Moseley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moseley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moseley surname increased 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 448 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 322 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moseley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Moseley surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moseley surname are 14.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moseley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 152.96% more than the national average, earning 875,436 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.58% more than the national average, earning R 412,500 per year; in United States they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $42,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $55,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosesley937/
Mouseley934/
Moseleya931/
Moseleye931/
Mosoeley931/
Moselhey931/
Moiseley930/
Mosheley930/
Moseleyy930/
Mosely924,851/
Mosele924,038/
Mousseley881/
Moselhy865,347/
Mosehle862,572/
Moseler86765/
Motsele86549/
Moshele86267/
Mosetle86245/
Mosiele86174/
Mozeley86115/
Mosoele8618/
Moslehy8614/
Mousely8611/
Moisely866/
Mossele866/
Moselhe865/
Maseley864/
Moseles864/
Moselye863/
Mossely863/
Meseley863/
Moseliy862/
Moselea862/
Moselay861/
Moselez861/
Moosely861/
Moxeley861/
Mosoley861/
Mosiley861/
Mosaley861/
Moseele861/
Mousele861/
Moselei861/
Moseleh861/
Museley860/
Moselet860/
Mosetlhe801,413/
Motshele80593/
Mouselhy80216/
Moiselet80144/
Motsiele80101/
Moussele8076/
Mosselet8067/
Moseleit8028/
Masseley8015/
Mosseler8011/
Moshoele8011/
Moitsele809/
Moutsele809/
Mosethle807/
Mouseler805/
Mouseles804/
Meselhey804/
Mosielhy804/
Museleya803/
Mooseles802/
Moshelle802/
Mossiely802/
Mosselhy802/
Moshiele802/
Mothsele802/
Mousaley801/
Mouselee801/
Mosheele801/
Moseille801/
Mosseule801/
Mosslehy801/
D'Mosely801/
Mooseely801/
Mosehler801/
Moshehle801/
Mauseley800/
Mosalley800/
Mesele7763,326/
Masele7728,959/
Moseli771,613/
Mosole771,613/
Musele771,477/
Mosela77829/
Mojele77397/
Mosale77304/
Mogele77162/
Mozele77123/
Mosile7778/
Masely7711/
Mozely776/
Moxely774/
Musely772/
Mosily772/
Mocele772/
Mösely771/
Moslej771/
Mòsele771/
Mocely770/
Moshelesh7548/
Mousselet7537/
Moussiele7510/
Mousseleh752/
Moitshele752/
Mossalley751/
Mousseler751/
Moussaele751/
Mousselei751/
Motsetlhe751/
Motshelle751/
Museleyat751/
Moutsiele751/
Mashele7134,868/
Messele7116,309/
Mosehla717,213/
Moselhi713,270/
Meselhy712,939/
Muselet71808/
Moisaly71729/
Moshole71727/
Masetle71653/
Mhosole71417/
Mochele71280/
Massele71262/
Masehle71253/
Mushele71253/
Mosilhy71249/
Masiele71235/
Motsile71215/
Mosseli71165/
Matsele71134/
Mosalhy71122/
Museler71117/
Mosetla71105/
Mussely7166/
Motjele7166/
Mogiley7164/
Mészely7161/
Museule7160/
Mogelea7155/
Moshela7152/
Masaley7148/
Maesele7147/
Motsela7144/
Musiele7142/
Moshile7136/
Maseule7133/
Moisela7131/
Mosehli7130/
Mosheli7129/
Mosalee7125/
Mousaly7124/
Mosaily7122/
Massely7121/
Mosaile7121/
Maseele7117/
Museles7116/
Motseli7116/
Mouseli7115/
Mossile7115/
Moshale7115/
Maseles7114/
Muszely7114/
Mhesele7114/
Morzele7112/
Moselai7112/
Masaele7110/
Mogetle719/
Mositle719/
Mgosile719/
Meseleh719/
Mhasele718/
Mosaeli717/
Meselhe717/
Mosaleh716/
Maselae716/
Moezile716/
Museele716/
Mouzele715/
Maseloe715/
Meszely715/
Mosieli715/
Mesehle715/
Maselhy714/
Mousily713/
Mausely713/
Mausele713/
Mutsele713/
Mosoela713/
Mosoeli713/
Maseale713/
Meshele712/
Moslehe712/
Mashely712/
Maselay712/
Mozeler712/
Mossela712/
Mossale712/
Mousela712/
Moisile712/
Mgosela712/
Maselie711/
Mhosale711/
Moseeli711/
Moojely711/
Mozeles711/
Mogelee711/
Muselge711/
Mossole711/
Moucele711/
Mussele711/
Maselea711/
Mougele711/
Moujele711/
Mousile711/
Moussaleyu711/
Mousssaley711/
Mosiela711/
Mosileh711/
Moselia711/
Moseula711/
Mosolya711/
Mojsaly711/
Moesela711/
Mohsaly711/
Mosalle711/
Moselha711/
Mossily711/
Mgoseli711/
Motséle711/
Muselyo711/
Mosohle711/
Moseela711/
Moseloa711/
Mossaly711/
Moselio711/
Moizele711/
Muselhy711/
Mozaley710/
Mozeale710/
Mazeley710/
Masoley710/
Moselas710/
Mosiler710/
Mosylea710/
Massaley674,592/
Mahasele67787/
Matshele67636/
Mosetlhi67554/
Maeseele67319/
Messelhy67244/
Mashelle67200/
Masetlhe67149/
Mossilhy67122/
Massiele6778/
Matselya6777/
Motshela6763/
Moshetla6755/
Mouzeler6753/
Mossilet6753/
Moshoela6752/
Mosheili6745/
Moosally6744/
Moussole6744/
Mosethla6740/
Meshelle6737/
Motsiela6736/
Motsitle6734/
Muzeleya6727/
Mossolle6726/
Mousally6726/
Mots'ela6720/
Mots'eli6719/
Mashoele6719/
Moutseli6718/
Museliya6717/
Masalley6717/
Moshaeli6717/
Mosslehi6715/
Mouselis6715/
Mot'sela6715/
Mohsoleh6714/
Moussaly6714/
Macheley6714/
Moschela6712/
Mesileya6712/
Maseille6712/
Moshally6711/
Moshella6711/
Mossolly6711/
Mousseli6711/
Mashaley6711/
Mashaele6711/
Mashiele6711/
Meszoely678/
Mosalayi678/
Moselhat678/
Masheule678/
Motchele676/
Matsetle676/
Masselet676/
Moosalee675/
Massealy675/
Massaely675/
Maselytė675/
Mossally675/
Mohsaleh674/
Mogetlhe674/
Mousilhy674/
Mosselhi674/
Messeleh673/
Moscheli673/
Motshile673/
Mushelle673/
Mmashele673/
Masethle673/
Mouchele672/
Mossaleh672/
Musseler672/
Moichele672/
Mashetle672/
Mgushele672/
Mosalleh672/
Masaleya671/
Masileya671/
MacIsley671/
Mosalaya671/
Moussile671/
Mouzeile671/
Museless671/
Mogeleja671/
Mogeliya671/
Messaley671/
Mosaylay671/
Masseely671/
Massiley671/
Masselay671/
Masaleey671/
Maceuley671/
Musileyu671/
Moseslia671/
Moshiela671/
Mashelie671/
Masoleye671/
Maseleje671/
Maseliya671/
Mats'ele671/
Mazseles671/
Mazeleya671/
Motjeele671/
Mousalei671/
Mousaliy671/
Mousheli671/
Mozeille671/
Moshehla671/
Moshille671/
Moshoeli671/
Mosehlat671/
Mezoelie671/
Muhseler671/
Meshhely671/
Mushelie671/
Mösseler671/
Mutshele671/
Mouselhi671/
Moslehih671/
Masaelie671/
Mathsele671/
Meseliya671/
Mageleyi671/
Mougehle671/
Motsheli671/
Motsoile671/
Museleih671/
Moishela671/
Moitsela671/
Mogethle671/
Mosieloa671/
Mosilayo671/
Mosheeli671/
Mooshela671/
Mousalle671/
Mouzelie671/
Motshily671/
Musselie671/
Masciele671/
Massiely671/
Messiele671/
Mesalhey671/
Mesilhey671/
Moselipp670/

Moseley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moseley in the Arabic language
موسيليmwsyly-

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Footnotes

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