Mossley Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Mossley Surname Definition:

V. Moseley.

Mossley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia501:539,91440,287
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Mossley (13) may also be a first name.

Mossley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Moseley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mossley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mossley is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mossley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,785,358th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. Mossley is mostly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Mossley reside; 48 percent reside in Australasia and 48 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 539,914. In Australia Mossley is mostly found in: Northern Territory, where 64 percent live, Queensland, where 22 percent live and New South Wales, where 12 percent live. Excluding Australia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Mossley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mossley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Mossley surname decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 32 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mossley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mossley earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning R 245,928 per year and in United States they earn 12.25% less than the national average, earning $37,865 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosslhey931/
Mosley9262,953/
Mossle9242/
Mossly925/
Mousszley881/
Mousley861,683/
Mossler86492/
Moussly86263/
Moisley8693/
Messley8655/
Massley8631/
Moesley8623/
Moessle8619/
Moslehy8614/
Mossleh867/
Moosley865/
Mosslly864/
Mosslhy864/
Mussley863/
Modsley863/
Mosleey862/
Mosleys862/
Moscley861/
Mosleyt861/
Mosleyu861/
Mosleyy861/
Mosslay861/
Moslhey861/
Moslley860/
Mosly832,139/
Mosle83262/
Moussler8028/
Mousslie8015/
Mossleth807/
Moselley802/
Masslley801/
Masssley801/
Mosleh7716,353/
Moxley777,519/
Mosler773,264/
Mesley771,338/
Mozley771,318/
Mously77793/
Masley77758/
Moslhy77277/
Moesle77152/
Moslet77145/
Moslhe77123/
Müssle7788/
Mussly7781/
Mussle7769/
Mössle7757/
Mosloy7736/
Musley7720/
Moesly7719/
Moslee7712/
Mosles7710/
Moslie778/
Messle776/
Massle775/
Moslly775/
Moslay774/
Mossli774/
Mocley773/
Moshle773/
Moosly772/
Moslyi772/
Mosled771/
Mosleu771/
Mosliy771/
Mosluy771/
Moslej771/
Mohsly771/
Mässle771/
Muosly771/
Moosle770/
Moslue770/
Moselle711,649/
Mussler71717/
Moussli71372/
Mössler71289/
Mousleh71245/
Massler71212/
Mosslih71157/
Mosleth7162/
Moosler7138/
Mashley7129/
Masslay7120/
Mussleh7114/
Mausley7112/
Mohsler7112/
Mousler7110/
Mosleha719/
Moslett717/
Mouslly716/
Madsley715/
Moshler715/
Mosille714/
Musleya714/
Motsler714/
Meslehy714/
Mouslhy714/
Mouslie713/
Moslehe712/
Mosslli712/
Mosliya712/
Muisley711/
Meshley711/
Moosleh711/
Mooslle711/
Mouzley711/
Moslech711/
Muosleh711/
Mudsley711/
Massliy711/
Mosleah711/
Mosleia711/
Mouslle711/
Mosilly711/
Muoslly711/
Moshlei711/
Moislhy711/
Mouslhe711/
Meusley710/
Maxsley710/
Mosller710/
Meesley710/
Moisler710/
Matsley710/
Maudsley671,956/
Mosli671,699/
Musle67842/
Mösle67793/
Masle67596/
Mesle67341/
Masly67285/
Moschler67167/
Mosielle6787/
Moiselle6773/
Musly6762/
Moshleht6742/
Mosellie6724/
Mosla6717/
Mocle6712/
Moeschle6710/
Mousslih6710/
Mojle679/
Mousslli674/
Mouslech674/
Maussleh673/
Mouselle673/
Mautsley672/
Mósle672/
Masleyah671/
Massloiy671/
Meudsley671/
Mouzleye671/
Mottsler671/
Mashlley671/
Mouslihe671/
Mosillet671/
Müsle671/
Mousllei671/
Mouselly671/
Moslehih671/
Meschley670/
Mozly670/
Moishles670/

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