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    The surname Mosby

    A surname, carried by 7,549 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmoʊzbi/ 2 syllables Soundex M210

    Mosby: #4,699 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mosby #4,699, 7,549 people Mosby: #4,699 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mosby #4,699, 7,549 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mosby is more common than 97.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,549 people named Mosby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,899 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,134.

    #4,699
    rank among US surnames
    7,549
    people in 2010
    2.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.8%
    change since 2000 (was #4,563)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,690Henke7,56640,807
    #4,692Avelar7,56440,818
    #4,693Carpio7,56140,834
    #4,694Graziano7,55940,845
    #4,695Damon7,55540,866
    #4,696Gearhart7,55340,877
    #4,697Larose7,55240,883

    Who is named Mosby

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    63% of people named Mosby identified as Black (not Hispanic), 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 63%
    • White (not Hispanic) 30%
    • Two or more races 3.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Mosbys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bernice Mosby
      American basketball player (born 1984)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Mosby?
    7,549 people in the United States had the surname Mosby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,899 Americans. It ranked 4,699th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mosby?
    In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Mosby identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mosby?
    Bernice Mosby, American basketball player (born 1984).
    Where is the surname Mosby most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mosby in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Mosby?
    Mosby is /ˈmoʊzbi/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Mosby getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,134 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,549 in 2010, up 5.8%.