Explore the Family Name Mosser

The meaning of Mosser

1. Americanized form of German Moser. 2. German (Mösser): occupational name for a producer or seller of must, i.e. unfermented grape juice, from an agent noun based on a dialect variant of German Most (see Most). 3. German: habitational name for someone from Mosse near Wipperfürth, Rhineland. 4. Germanized form of Sorbian Mosor: nickname from Upper Sorbian mosor ‘scar; veined wood’.

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How common is the last name Mosser in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mosser has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 11,832 in popularity, but by 2010, it had fallen to 12,312, a change of -4.06%. Despite this, the count or number of people with this surname increased from 2,425 in 2000 to 2,525 in 2010, a growth of 4.12%. The proportion of Mossers per 100,000 people also decreased slightly, from 0.9 in 2000 to 0.86 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,832	#12,312	-4.06%
Count	2,425	2,525	4.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.9	0.86	-4.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mosser

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Mosser identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 96.29% to 95.13%. There was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.41% to 0.67%) and Hispanic (from 1.32% to 2.02%). The categories of Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, both showed small increases, moving from no representation in 2000 to 0.28% in 2010. Lastly, those identifying with two or more races saw a modest rise from 1.44% to 1.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.29%	95.13%	-1.2%
Hispanic	1.32%	2.02%	53.03%
Two or More Races	1.44%	1.62%	12.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0.67%	63.41%
Black	0%	0.28%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.28%	0%