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
Average Mosse Salary in
United States
$47,199 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs most in Mozambique. It can also be found as: Mossé, Mösse or Mósse. For other potential spellings of Mosse click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosse? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 34,607th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 475,999 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mosse reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 356,380th most widespread first name in the world, held by 557 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is held by 10,506 people, or 1 in 2,595. Beside Mozambique it occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 15 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Mosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mosse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mosse surname 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 holding the Mosse last name is principally Episcopalian (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States Mosse 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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