Where Does The Last Name Moss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Moss (Marathi: मॉस, Russian: Мосс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Móss. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Moss is the 3,358^th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,652 people. It is primarily 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 96,590^th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 4,969 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 100,075 people, or 1 in 3,622. In The United States Moss is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 152 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Moss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Moss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moss last name 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 devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Moss surname are 12.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.81% registered to vote for the political 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.