Moss is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Moss
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Descendant of Moss, a pet form of Moses that means saved from the water; one who came from Moss, i.e., morass, in Yorkshire.

The variation of Mose. 1. A contraction of Moses - A well-known Jewish surname

2. A tributary of the Trent. 3. Moze, a parish in Kent. In Hundred Rolls, there is a Le Mose, denoting some quality, nationality, or occupation.

In the North a morass or bog, as Chat Moss, county of Lancaster. The "moss-troopers" of old times were so called because they inhabited the marshy country of Liddisdale. In recent times, many Jewish families called Moses have changed that appellation to Moss.

How popular is Moss?

Moss is common in United States, England, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Bahamas, New Zealand, Wales, Germany, Scotland, Brazil, Norway, Morocco, Ireland, Jamaica, Ghana, Russia, Kenya, Northern Ireland, France, Egypt, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Denmark, Netherlands, Malaysia, Mexico, Sweden, Argentina, India.

Moss is ranked 3359 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Moss bearers increased by 4.28 per cent in 2010 US census to 76908 since 2000, the surname slipped by 34 spots and ranked at 423. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.73 71.87
Black 24.71 24.11
Hispanic or Latino 2.28 1.46
Others 2.12 1.48
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0.37
Moss is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 166931 person has been found who wears Moss as their family name. Moss is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Moss:
394 United States100,058
Countries with ten thousands of Moss:
197 England32,761
Countries with thousands of Moss:
400 Australia9,261
1,126 South Africa6,060
1,095 Canada4,942
32 Bahamas2,677
506 New Zealand1,359
270 Wales1,260
Countries with hundreds of Moss:
12,285 Germany814
1,096 Scotland749
14,738 Brazil555
1,226 Norway467
14,399 Morocco409
1,499 Ireland389
881 Jamaica387
7,799 Ghana346
40,983 Russia335
12,915 Kenya275
1,411 Northern Ireland218
46,888 France216
25,756 Egypt214
15,169 Spain203
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
67,401 Thailand184
3,433 Denmark170
19,071 Netherlands139
12,591 Malaysia136
12,807 Mexico130
5,875 Sweden125
28,402 Argentina117
150,358 India115
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,603 Singapore86
2,990 Cambodia82
831 Belize76
6,177 Portugal75
15,803 Papua New Guinea70
54,038 Poland64
7,015 Botswana61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
345 Jersey47
5,267 Estonia46
110,272 Nigeria46
35,257 Zimbabwe40
9,432 Dominican Republic39
132,893 Philippines39
43,754 Greece37
400 Guernsey37
205 Gibraltar35
9,027 Latvia34
2,283 Costa Rica29
24,545 Hungary29
22,806 Switzerland29
2,735 China27
11,684 Uruguay27
5,002 Panama25
95,018 Italy24
23,003 United Arab Emirates23
50,051 Belgium22
846 Isle of Man22
145,665 DR Congo21
20,300 Finland21
3,003 Nicaragua20
13,110 Afghanistan19
42,320 Japan19
1,289 Malta18
587 Bermuda17
6,095 Trinidad and Tobago16
1,043 Barbados15
3,321 Hong Kong15
12,726 Lesotho14
71,840 Kazakhstan13
81,551 Uganda13
65,346 Belarus11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
4,379 Honduras10
252,049 Ukraine10
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
820 Cayman Islands9
85,740 Czechia9
434 Monaco9
3,029 Guam8
68,742 Tanzania8
36,567 Venezuela8
6,613 Guatemala7
49,802 Niger7
139,182 Turkey7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
4,053 El Salvador6
14,597 Haiti6
555,748 Indonesia6
55,922 Qatar6
937 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6
1,433 South Korea6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old workman Francis Moss who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 8, 1846 by Cambridge put out from Liverpool. Andrew Moss, aged 20, Francis Moss (12) Workman, Hugh Moss, aged 60, Joseph Moss (30) Workman, 30 years old Margt. Moss, John Moss (24) Workman, Andw. Moss, aged 23, Esther Moss, aged 19, and 83 other Moss around 37.04% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer, seamstress migrated to US.

From Italy

Flavio Moss was 26 years old when he migrated to USA on February 24, 1897. He lived in Italy where he worked as farmer and took Ems from Genoa, Gibraltar & Naples.

From Germany

57 years old farmer Abraham Moss who was residing in France migrated to New York on June 7, 1852 by Noemie put out from Havre. 19 years old Geste. Moss, 20 years old Adam Moss, Barbara Moss, aged 9, 7 years old Elisa Moss, Elisabeth Moss, aged 56, 11 years old Friedric Moss, Justine Moss, aged 22, Louis Moss (17), and 75 other Moss around 46.67% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and carpenter, merchant, servant migrated to US.

Moss Namesakes

  • Johnny Moss, gambler and professional poker player
  • Thylias Moss, American poet, writer, experimental filmmaker, sound artist and playwright, of African-American, Native American
  • Edward Moss, British theatre impresario and the founder chairman and joint managing director of the Moss Empires Ltd theatre combine which he created
  • Chloe Moss, English playwright
  • Greg Moss, Canadian Football League defensive back
  • Howard Moss, American poet, dramatist and critic
  • Geoffrey Moss,
  • William Roger "Bill" Moss, elected official, community leader
  • Bertha Moss, actress of the stage
  • Julie Moss, American triathlete
  • Mary Moss, mother of William Booth and the second wife of Samuel Booth
  • May Moss, Australian welfare worker and women's rights activist
  • Allan Moss, Australian businessman
  • Alfred Moss, British racecar driver
  • Reg Moss, British schoolteacher and Labour politician
  • Vikki Moss, Canadian singer
  • Rose Moss, Jewish-American writer born in South Africa
  • Warwick Moss, Australian actor
  • J. McKenzie Moss, U.S. Representative
  • John C. Moss, American inventor credited with developing the first practicable photo-engraving process
  • Robert Moss, Moss survived several life-threatening bouts of illness
  • Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
  • Stirling Moss, British former Formula One racing driver
  • Kate Moss, English model and businesswoman
  • Jon Moss, English drummer
  • Malcolm Moss, British politician of the Conservative Party
  • Randy Moss, former American football wide receiver
  • Santana Moss, former American football wide receiver
  • Ian Moss, Australian rock musician from Alice Springs
  • Pat Moss, was one of the most successful female auto rally drivers of all time
  • Stephen Moss, British natural historian, birder
  • Laura Moss, American actress of stage and television
  • Wes Moss, talk radio show host
  • P. Buckley Moss, American artist
  • Jerry Moss, American recording executive, best
  • Jeff Moss, composer, lyricist
  • Preacher Moss, American stand-up comedian and writer
  • Paige Moss, American stage, film and television actress
  • Tanya Moss, New Zealand former gymnast
  • Allan A. Moss, mayor of Newport News, Virginia
  • Sinorice Moss, former American football wide receiver
  • Ronn Moss, American actor, musician and singer/songwriter
  • Arnold Moss, American character actor
  • Glen Moss, New Zealand goalkeeper
  • Elisabeth Moss, American actor
  • Brandon Moss, free agent
  • Les Moss, American professional baseball player, coach
  • W. Stanley Moss, British army officer
  • Alan Moss, former English cricketer
  • Damian Moss, retired Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher

Moss Namesakes

  • Johnny Moss, gambler and professional poker player
  • Thylias Moss, American poet, writer, experimental filmmaker, sound artist and playwright, of African-American, Native American
  • Edward Moss, British theatre impresario and the founder chairman and joint managing director of the Moss Empires Ltd theatre combine which he created
  • Chloe Moss, English playwright
  • Greg Moss, Canadian Football League defensive back
  • Howard Moss, American poet, dramatist and critic
  • Geoffrey Moss,
  • William Roger "Bill" Moss, elected official, community leader
  • Bertha Moss, actress of the stage
  • Julie Moss, American triathlete
  • Mary Moss, mother of William Booth and the second wife of Samuel Booth
  • May Moss, Australian welfare worker and women's rights activist
  • Allan Moss, Australian businessman
  • Alfred Moss, British racecar driver
  • Reg Moss, British schoolteacher and Labour politician
  • Vikki Moss, Canadian singer
  • Rose Moss, Jewish-American writer born in South Africa
  • Warwick Moss, Australian actor
  • J. McKenzie Moss, U.S. Representative
  • John C. Moss, American inventor credited with developing the first practicable photo-engraving process
  • Robert Moss, Moss survived several life-threatening bouts of illness
  • Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
  • Stirling Moss, British former Formula One racing driver
  • Kate Moss, English model and businesswoman
  • Jon Moss, English drummer
  • Malcolm Moss, British politician of the Conservative Party
  • Randy Moss, former American football wide receiver
  • Santana Moss, former American football wide receiver
  • Ian Moss, Australian rock musician from Alice Springs
  • Pat Moss, was one of the most successful female auto rally drivers of all time
  • Stephen Moss, British natural historian, birder
  • Laura Moss, American actress of stage and television
  • Wes Moss, talk radio show host
  • P. Buckley Moss, American artist
  • Jerry Moss, American recording executive, best
  • Jeff Moss, composer, lyricist
  • Preacher Moss, American stand-up comedian and writer
  • Paige Moss, American stage, film and television actress
  • Tanya Moss, New Zealand former gymnast
  • Allan A. Moss, mayor of Newport News, Virginia
  • Sinorice Moss, former American football wide receiver
  • Ronn Moss, American actor, musician and singer/songwriter
  • Arnold Moss, American character actor
  • Glen Moss, New Zealand goalkeeper
  • Elisabeth Moss, American actor
  • Brandon Moss, free agent
  • Les Moss, American professional baseball player, coach
  • W. Stanley Moss, British army officer
  • Alan Moss, former English cricketer
  • Damian Moss, retired Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher

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