Mossop Surname

166,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Mossop Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) Dweller at the Moss-Hope (Valley, Hollow) [v. Moss and Hope]

Mossop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9131:61,0277,202
Australia6121:44,1115,573
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Canada2781:132,53813,752
South Africa1581:342,89731,680
New Zealand1331:34,0485,884
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Wales221:140,66110,115
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8181:29,7994,009
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Mossop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) Dweller at the Moss-Hope (Valley, Hollow) [v. Moss and Hope]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Masdorp, Massop; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mossop Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mossop occurs most in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mossop? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 166,113th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,796,449 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Mossop are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 913 people, or 1 in 61,027. In England it is mostly found in: Cumbria, where 37 percent live, Greater London, where 7 percent live and Lancashire, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Mossop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mossop has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Mossop last name grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 682 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 48 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mossop Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mossop last name is primarily Anglican (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mossop last name are 1.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.35% registered with the party.

The amount Mossop earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 170.04% more than the national average, earning R 641,724 per year; in United States they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $48,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $53,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moussop9231/
Mosso9112,021/
Mosop91678/
Moussoup862/
Moussope861/
Mousso832,436/
Massop831,622/
Mossou83614/
Messop83255/
Mossoh83181/
Mossot83174/
Mosope83156/
Mossos83145/
Mossoy8373/
Mgosso8355/
Mossoi8341/
Mosoph8338/
Mossoa8335/
Mossov8334/
Moshop8318/
Moisso837/
Mossod832/
Mossoz832/
Moïsso832/
Mosoop831/
Motsop831/
Mousop831/
Mussop830/
Moosso830/
Mosopp830/
Moso805,506/
Moussou771,530/
Moussoh77435/
Mossoux77377/
Moussot77163/
Massoup7752/
Moussoa7751/
Moshope7738/
Motsope7724/
Mosophe7722/
Mossoud776/
Moussoi775/
Moussso775/
Mossois773/
Massopp772/
Mossouh772/
Mossoss771/
Moissou771/
Mossous771/
Massuop771/
Moutsop771/
Mousoup771/
Moussov771/
Mossoos771/
Mossout771/
Mussoop771/
Mussopf771/
Mossa7333,284/
Masso7311,608/
Moiso731,447/
Mouso731,277/
Motso731,240/
Mosio731,079/
Mosho73982/
Mooso73903/
'Moso73528/
Mosos73465/
Mosot73320/
Mosov73304/
Mosoi73269/
Mgoso73189/
Mosas73170/
Mosoh73159/
Mosou73140/
Mosoa73110/
Masop73104/
Mmoso7370/
Mesop7338/
Mosgo7333/
Mosoo7329/
Mosap7324/
Musop7319/
Mosob7318/
Mojso7310/
Mosoy739/
Mosuo739/
Mossó736/
Mosjo736/
Muoso735/
Mosod735/
Mohso733/
Moszo733/
Moyso733/
Mósso732/
Mosço731/
Moïso731/
Mossá731/
Modso731/
Moussous711,818/
Moussoux7188/
Moshophe7125/
Moussout719/
Mosshood718/
Moussoud716/
Musshoph713/
Mouhssou711/
Moussouh711/
Mousssou711/
Mosopova711/
Mossouss711/
Moussa671,447,642/
Mossad6711,371/
Massho6710,662/
Massot677,396/
Massou674,238/
Moisio673,248/
Moissa671,358/
Massoh671,124/
Mosuoe671,115/
Moshou67727/
Moossa67662/
Mosoos67493/
Mossab67378/
Moshos67330/
Mousas67301/
Mosios67295/
Massod67289/
Mossaz67288/
Moosot67285/
Moshod67270/
Massoy67264/
Masope67160/
Mosood67154/
Moysov67152/
Motsou67152/
Massoi67143/
Matsop67138/
Mochop67137/
Moisov67124/
Motsot67115/
Massos67103/
Massoz67102/
Moscho67101/
Massap67101/
Moïssa6789/
Mussap6783/
Moisas6776/
Massov6774/
Musope6766/
Moutso6766/
Mootso6764/
Massob6762/
Maasso6761/
Mossah6758/
Moshoy6752/
Moisoi6752/
Mussov6750/
Moosho6748/
Mosioa6743/
Muossa6742/
Motsos6738/
Moshoi6736/
Mossau6734/
Mosass6733/
Mousou6732/
Motsio6731/
Mohsap6729/
Mesoup6728/
Moshoo6726/
Mausop6725/
Mosoud6722/
Mhosho6722/
Moisou6719/
Motsas6718/
Mossat6717/
Mossas6717/
Mushop6717/
Mosaph6716/
Massoo6716/
Moyssa6715/
Mouszo6715/
Moosos6714/
Mahsop6714/
Mausso6712/
Åmossa6710/
Moshov6710/
Moussoush6710/
Mosash679/
'Motso678/
Motsoi677/
Mossaa676/
Mosssa676/
Mazoop676/
Mosseu675/
Moisho675/
Massuo675/
Massoa675/
Masoph675/
Mmosoh674/
Mots'o674/
Moshoa674/
Modsoh674/
Mohsoh674/
Messap673/
Moosas673/
Mashop673/
Mousoo673/
Maïsso673/
Moshas672/
Mosioy672/
Mohsod672/
Moisob672/
Mosooe672/
Mosout672/
Mousho672/
Mousio672/
Mousoh672/
Mousos672/
Mohsas672/
Messob672/
Masoup672/
Masoop672/
Motsho672/
Moosoo672/
Mosohu672/
Mhhoso671/
Mousssous671/
Moysio671/
Moysoi671/
Mottso671/
Mosooa671/
Masopt671/
Maszop671/
Mousap671/
Mousob671/
Mousoy671/
Moshuo671/
Mosioz671/
Mosdsa671/
Mosuoa671/
Moszsa671/
Mhossa671/
Modssa671/
Musoup671/
'Mooso671/
Moosoh671/
Mosoob671/
Mgosho671/
Mosape671/
Moshoh671/
Mosuod671/
Mossha671/
Mosaap671/
Mohsou671/
Mousot670/
Mesoph670/
Modsos670/

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