Mossenden Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mossenden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Missenden.' Great and Little Missenden are parishes in Buckinghamshire; also Missenden, a hamlet in the parish of Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Roger de Messindene, Buckinghamshire, 1273.

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Mossenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Mossenden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Missenden.' Great and Little Missenden are parishes in Buckinghamshire; also Missenden, a hamlet in the parish of Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Roger de Messindene, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugo do Messenden, Northamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Roger de Messingeden, Middlesex, ibid.

1727. Married — William Smith and Sarah Musseldine: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1783. Married — George Missildine and Elizabeth Adams: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

MUSSENDEN: Missenden, co. Buckingham, was anciently so written. The family claim a Norman origin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mossenden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mossenden Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mossenden occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mossenden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Mossenden is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mossenden live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 100 percent reside.

Mossenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mossenden has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosenden9433/
Mussenden89608/
Messenden890/
Musenden821/
Motenden821/
Monden802,926/
Mussendnt781/
Massendin780/
Mounden75322/
Mondeng7579/
Moonden7520/
Mondeen751/
Moinden751/
Mondeun751/
Mondehn751/
Moindeen712/
Masinden711/
Momndeng711/
Moundeng711/
Mondin674,419/
Mondem671,926/
Manden67618/
Mondyn672/
Moinndeen671/
Mondng671/
Monndn671/

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