Moss Surname
Approximately 166,948 people bear this surname
Moss Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the moss,' from residence thereby. The name is too general to necessitate extracts from modern registers.
Henry Mosse, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry del Mosse, Close Rolls, 6 Edward III.
Read More About This SurnameMoss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100,075 | 1:3,622 | 394 |
| England | 32,761 | 1:1,701 | 197 |
| Australia | 9,261 | 1:2,915 | 400 |
| South Africa | 6,060 | 1:8,940 | 1,126 |
| Canada | 4,942 | 1:7,456 | 1,095 |
| Bahamas | 2,677 | 1:146 | 32 |
| New Zealand | 1,359 | 1:3,332 | 506 |
| Wales | 1,260 | 1:2,456 | 270 |
| Germany | 814 | 1:98,901 | 12,285 |
| Scotland | 749 | 1:7,148 | 1,096 |
| Brazil | 555 | 1:385,720 | 14,737 |
| Norway | 467 | 1:11,011 | 1,226 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Ireland | 389 | 1:12,105 | 1,499 |
| Jamaica | 387 | 1:7,416 | 881 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Russia | 335 | 1:430,218 | 40,983 |
| Kenya | 275 | 1:167,927 | 12,915 |
| Northern Ireland | 218 | 1:8,463 | 1,411 |
| France | 216 | 1:307,513 | 46,888 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Spain | 203 | 1:230,306 | 15,169 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Thailand | 184 | 1:383,904 | 67,401 |
| Denmark | 170 | 1:33,204 | 3,433 |
| Netherlands | 139 | 1:121,490 | 19,071 |
| Malaysia | 136 | 1:216,869 | 12,591 |
| Mexico | 130 | 1:954,817 | 12,807 |
| Sweden | 125 | 1:78,774 | 5,875 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| India | 115 | 1:6,670,134 | 150,358 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Cambodia | 82 | 1:188,868 | 2,990 |
| Belize | 76 | 1:4,677 | 831 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Poland | 64 | 1:593,887 | 54,038 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Jersey | 47 | 1:2,111 | 345 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| Greece | 37 | 1:299,454 | 43,754 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Gibraltar | 35 | 1:970 | 205 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Costa Rica | 29 | 1:164,830 | 2,283 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Uruguay | 27 | 1:127,102 | 11,684 |
| Panama | 25 | 1:156,490 | 5,002 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 | 1:398,360 | 23,003 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Isle of Man | 22 | 1:3,901 | 846 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Nicaragua | 20 | 1:301,054 | 3,003 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| Japan | 19 | 1:6,728,647 | 42,320 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Bermuda | 17 | 1:3,840 | 587 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Barbados | 15 | 1:19,163 | 1,043 |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 1:489,032 | 3,321 |
| Lesotho | 14 | 1:145,183 | 12,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 | 1:7,099 | 820 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| Haiti | 6 | 1:1,780,651 | 14,597 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 1:18,776 | 937 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Anguilla | 4 | 1:3,359 | 324 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 341 | 1:12,991 | 1,740 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17,943 | 1:1,358 | 168 |
| Wales | 381 | 1:4,117 | 287 |
| Scotland | 141 | 1:26,548 | 2,388 |
| Jersey | 18 | 1:2,882 | 475 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,959 | 1:3,147 | 371 |
The alternate forms: Móss (1) are calculated separately.
Moss (4,969) may also be a first name.
Moss Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the moss,' from residence thereby. The name is too general to necessitate extracts from modern registers.
Henry Mosse, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry del Mosse, Close Rolls, 6 Edward III.
Robertus de Mos, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes del Mosse, 1379: ibid.
(2) Bapt. 'the son of Moses,' from nick. Moyse or Mosse (for instances, v. Moyse). It is curious to find that the modern practice, whereby Jews settling in England change their surname Moses into Moss, is supported by the fact that six centuries ago Moss was the English nick, of Moses.
Of local origin from residence beside a moss or mersh. Gregory de Moss was tenant of the earl of Douglas in Louchurde, 1376 (RHM., I, p. xlvii, II, p. 16). James Mose in Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 525), James Moss, mealmaker in Ridpeth, and John Mosse, in Darnick, 1662 (RRM., II, p. 7; 39). (2) The Orcadian surname of Moss is derived from the farm of Moss in the perish of Holm.
(English and Scandinavian) Dweller at a Marsh or Moor [Old English mós = Old Norse mósi] A Richard del Moss was Bailiff of Liverpool in 1405.—Baines, Hist. L'pool, p. 193.
(Anglo-Greek-Hebrew-Copt.)an English abbrev. form of Moses, q.v.
Cp. the French form Moïse.
This English name is a pseudo-translation of Ó Maolmóna which is correctly anglicized Mulmona and Malmona in Fermanagh and Donegal. IF 306*
See Moses.
(English) Descendant of Moss, a pet form of Moses (saved from the water); one who came from Moss (morass), in Yorkshire.
In the North a morass or bog, as Chat Moss, co. Lancaster.
From Moses.
User-submitted Reference
Maus is a very common surname in Germany, especially in the south in regions such as Bavaria. The name translates to 'mouse' in English.
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Moss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moss (Marathi: मॉस, Russian: Мосс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as: Móss. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moss? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moss is the 3,358th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 43,652 people. The surname Moss is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Moss live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 96,590th most widely held first name internationally, held by 4,969 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 100,075 people, or 1 in 3,622. In The United States Moss is primarily found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 152 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Moss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moss surname expanded 627 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 531 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 114 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Moss Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Moss surname is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Moss are 12.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.81% registered with the party.
The amount Moss earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.58% more than the national average, earning 393,061 kr per year; in Peru they earn 27.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,062 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.17% more than the national average, earning R 292,692 per year; in United States they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $41,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $54,237 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Móss | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mosse | 89 | 15,310 | / |
| Mouss | 89 | 2,141 | / |
| Moiss | 89 | 194 | / |
| Moess | 89 | 104 | / |
| Mooss | 89 | 78 | / |
| Mohss | 89 | 20 | / |
| Mosst | 89 | 14 | / |
| Mosås | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mossh | 89 | 5 | / |
| Moïss | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mmoss | 89 | 2 | / |
| Modss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moëss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mossd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mosss | 89 | 0 | / |
| Mosds | 89 | 0 | / |
| Mos | 86 | 9,490 | / |
| Mousse | 80 | 6,579 | / |
| Moisse | 80 | 1,609 | / |
| Moïsse | 80 | 422 | / |
| Mossøe | 80 | 9 | / |
| D'Moss | 80 | 4 | / |
| Moussz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mousss | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moîsse | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moësse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moussh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moysse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moisss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouyss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mousds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moussd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mossze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mothss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mojsse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mossce | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mose | 75 | 39,486 | / |
| Moos | 75 | 18,209 | / |
| Mass | 75 | 14,581 | / |
| Most | 75 | 8,793 | / |
| Moes | 75 | 6,918 | / |
| Mous | 75 | 5,339 | / |
| Mois | 75 | 3,477 | / |
| Mohs | 75 | 2,993 | / |
| Muss | 75 | 2,161 | / |
| Mosz | 75 | 630 | / |
| Mosh | 75 | 601 | / |
| Moys | 75 | 558 | / |
| Mots | 75 | 280 | / |
| Muos | 75 | 128 | / |
| Moës | 75 | 123 | / |
| Mojs | 75 | 88 | / |
| Moås | 75 | 15 | / |
| Mosd | 75 | 13 | / |
| Mãos | 75 | 9 | / |
| Müss | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hmos | 75 | 6 | / |
| Moïs | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mosp | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mods | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mgos | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moîs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Moxs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Māss | 75 | 1 | / |
| 'Mos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mossová | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mossova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Moussse | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Oisse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moissse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mossowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mohhyss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mo | 67 | 2,791,493 | / |
| Moise | 67 | 116,854 | / |
| Mouse | 67 | 50,616 | / |
| Masse | 67 | 38,023 | / |
| Moshe | 67 | 18,466 | / |
| Musse | 67 | 16,223 | / |
| Moïse | 67 | 14,983 | / |
| Maass | 67 | 8,474 | / |
| Moose | 67 | 5,552 | / |
| Mosch | 67 | 4,372 | / |
| Moyse | 67 | 3,965 | / |
| Moish | 67 | 1,848 | / |
| Mauss | 67 | 1,523 | / |
| Motse | 67 | 1,182 | / |
| Moots | 67 | 1,155 | / |
| Motts | 67 | 709 | / |
| Moist | 67 | 677 | / |
| Moîse | 67 | 391 | / |
| Moust | 67 | 307 | / |
| Moeys | 67 | 179 | / |
| Modse | 67 | 144 | / |
| Moths | 67 | 105 | / |
| Moyst | 67 | 97 | / |
| Mouys | 67 | 87 | / |
| Muuss | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mohus | 67 | 80 | / |
| Moush | 67 | 77 | / |
| Moosz | 67 | 74 | / |
| Moysh | 67 | 65 | / |
| Moosh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Moits | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mosce | 67 | 39 | / |
| Meuss | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mushs | 67 | 31 | / |
| Massh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mmose | 67 | 22 | / |
| Moods | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mhose | 67 | 20 | / |
| Muhss | 67 | 19 | / |
| Masst | 67 | 16 | / |
| Muiss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mouts | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mussh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mhosh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Moohs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moszt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moesh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mmass | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moissova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moshd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mosph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mouds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mohsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moussová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muots | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moëst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hmods | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mâsse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moids | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moscz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mostt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masìs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhods | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moiës | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moh's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mósse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moujs | 67 | 0 | / |
Moss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moss in the Marathi language | ||
| मॉस | mosa | - |
| Moss in the Russian language | ||
| Мосс | moss | - |
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