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.
- rileymoogooMoss Demographics
Average Moss Salary in
United States
$41,741 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moss Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moss (Marathi: मॉस, Russian: Мосс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Móss. For other possible spellings of Moss click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moss? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,358th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,652 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Moss reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 96,590th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 4,969 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 100,075 people, or 1 in 3,622. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 152 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Moss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moss last name grew 627 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 531 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 114 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Moss Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Moss last name is predominantly 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 Republicans than the national average, with 58.81% being registered to vote for 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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