Explore the Family Name Mossey

The meaning of Mossey

1. Altered form of French Masse. 2. English (Durham and North Yorkshire): variant of Moysey, from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Moise, Moisy, Mosy, a vernacular form of the Biblical name Moses. Compare Moyse, Moses.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mossey has seen a decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Mossey was ranked at 32,856 with 658 instances of the name in the United States. However, by 2010 the ranking had dropped to 39,717 and the count had decreased to 553, representing a decrease in popularity of approximately 20.88% and a count change of about -15.96%. The proportion of the surname Mossey per 100k people also declined by around 20.83%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,856	#39,717	-20.88%
Count	658	553	-15.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.19	-20.83%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mossey

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Mossey surname identified as White, albeit with a slight decrease from 92.25% in 2000 to 90.42% in 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.67% in 2000 to 2.17% in 2010. Similarly, there was a small increase among those identifying as Black, from 5.17% in 2000 to 5.24% in 2010. The data for 2010 also revealed a new category of individuals with this surname identifying with two or more races, which was not recorded in 2000. Meanwhile, the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged, with no individuals identifying within these groups in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.25%	90.42%	-1.98%
Black	5.17%	5.24%	1.35%
Hispanic	1.67%	2.17%	29.94%
Two or More Races	0%	1.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%