Explore the Family Name Mossing

The meaning of Mossing

1. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name in Trøndelag, probably named with mose ‘moss’ + vin ‘meadow’. 2. German (Mössing) and Dutch: habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Mossing' has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the ranked position of 'Mossing' was at 74,398 and by 2010 it had marginally improved to 74,375. The total count of individuals with this surname also grew by 7.44%, moving from 242 in 2000 to 260 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.09 between these two census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,398	#74,375	0.03%
Count	242	260	7.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mossing

The ethnicity distribution of the Mossing surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, underwent minor changes from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals identifying with this surname were of White ethnicity, albeit with a slight decrease from 96.28% in 2000 to 94.23% in 2010. There was no record of any persons of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity bearing this name during both census years. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity made up 1.92% of the Mossing surname bearers in 2010, which wasn't the case in 2000. Additionally, those identifying with two or more races emerged in 2010, making up 2.69% of the people with this surname. No data was recorded for individuals of American Indian and Alaskan Native descent in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.28%	94.23%	-2.13%
Two or More Races	0%	2.69%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%