# Mosley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mosley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 47,963 |
| US rank (2010) | 730 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,437 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.3% (44,698 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmoʊzli/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Moseley, Mosely, Mossley, Mozeley, Mozley |

## Etymology

From several places in England, including the derivations: * Old English mos (“peat bog”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to moss + -ley (“lea”). * Old English mus (“mouse”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to mouse + -ley (“lea”). * From the Old English byname Moll.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mosley in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 40% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mosley in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Mosley

- Oswald Mosley, British aristocrat and fascist politician (1896–1980)
- Shane Mosley, American boxer
- Roger E. Mosley, American actor (1938–2022)
- Walter Mosley, American novelist (born 1952)
- Michael Mosley, American actor
- Chuck Mosley, American musician (1959–2017)
- Karla Mosley, American actress and singer (born 1981)
- Jamahl Mosley, American basketball coach and player
- C. J. Mosley, American football player (born 1992)
- Laci Mosley, American actress, voice actress and model
- Lacey Sturm, American singer

## Similar surnames

Moseley, Mosely, Moxley, Moskal, McColley, Maxwell, McCall, Michael, McGill, Michel, McCauley, Maciel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.