Mosse Surname
Approximately 15,310 people bear this surname
Mosse Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Moss, a pet form of Moses (saved from the water); one who came from Moss (morass), in Yorkshire.
Mosse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 10,506 | 1:2,595 | 637 |
| Burkina Faso | 2,232 | 1:8,222 | 812 |
| France | 577 | 1:115,117 | 17,319 |
| United States | 306 | 1:1,184,506 | 84,519 |
| Indonesia | 222 | 1:595,717 | 47,390 |
| Cameroon | 206 | 1:100,821 | 11,910 |
| Argentina | 167 | 1:255,949 | 20,674 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 109 | 1:211,663 | 8,884 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Mauritania | 78 | 1:52,498 | 3,803 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Ireland | 58 | 1:81,189 | 4,753 |
| Tanzania | 37 | 1:1,430,854 | 46,940 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 172 | 1:291,969 | 23,310 |
The alternate forms: Mossé (66), Mösse (11) & Mósse (1) are calculated separately.
Mosse (557) may also be a first name.
Mosse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendant of Moss, a pet form of Moses (saved from the water); one who came from Moss (morass), in Yorkshire.
Godefridus de la Mosce, Normandy, held a fief from Philip Augustus of the honour of Malherbe (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 176).
Mosse Demographics
Mosse Political Affiliation
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Mosse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mosse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mosse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻪ, Russian: Моссэ) is borne by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Mossé, Mösse or Mósse. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosse? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 34,607th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 475,999 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mosse live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 356,380th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 557 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Mozambique, where it is borne by 10,506 people, or 1 in 2,595. Aside from Mozambique this surname exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 15 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
Mosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mosse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mosse last name expanded 178 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 446 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mosse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mosse surname is primarily Episcopalian (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Mosse last name are 1.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.25% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mosse earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 28.56% less than the national average, earning $16,218,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,199 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mosse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mosse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻪ | msh | 39.47 |
| ﻣﺲ | ms | 28.95 |
| ﻣﻮﺳﻰ | mwsy | 15.79 |
| ﻣﻮﺱ | mws | 7.89 |
| ﻣﺺ | ms | 5.26 |
| ﻣﻮﺳﻲ | mwsy | 2.63 |
| Mosse in the Russian language | ||
| Моссэ | mosse | - |
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Mosse Reference & Research
Moss DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Morse-2 FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Morse-2 FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Moss FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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