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    The surname Mosley

    An English place surname, carried by 47,963 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmoʊzli/ 2 syllables Soundex M240

    Mosley: #730 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Mosley #730, 47,963 people Mosley: #730 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mosley #730, 47,963 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mosley is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    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.

    Mosley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 47,963 people named Mosley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,437 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 44,698.

    #730
    rank among US surnames
    47,963
    people in 2010
    16
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.3%
    change since 2000 (was #699)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #721Beard48,2076,405
    #722McClain48,1656,410
    #723Montes48,1426,413
    #724Mata48,1206,416
    #725Rosario48,0516,425
    #726Vang48,0366,427
    #727Walter48,0246,429

    Who is named Mosley

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

    53% of people named Mosley identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Mosleys

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Oswald Mosley
      British aristocrat and fascist politician (1896–1980)
    • Shane Mosley
      American boxer, born 1971
    • Roger E. Mosley
      American actor (1938–2022)
    • Walter Mosley
      American novelist (born 1952)
    • Michael Mosley
      American actor, born 1978
    • Chuck Mosley
      American musician (1959–2017)
    • Karla Mosley
      American actress and singer (born 1981)
    • Jamahl Mosley
      American basketball coach and player, born 1978
    • C. J. Mosley
      American football player (born 1992)
    • Laci Mosley
      American actress, voice actress and model, born 1991
    • Lacey Sturm
      American singer, born 1981

    Notable Mosleys come mostly from the United States (10) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Mosley

    Mosley has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mosley come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Mosley?
    47,963 people in the United States had the surname Mosley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,437 Americans. It ranked 730th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mosley?
    In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Mosley identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mosley?
    Oswald Mosley, British aristocrat and fascist politician (1896–1980), followed by Shane Mosley.
    Where is the surname Mosley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mosley in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Mosley?
    Mosley is /ˈmoʊzli/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Mosley?
    Mosley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Mosley getting more or less common?
    More common. 44,698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 47,963 in 2010, up 7.3%.
    What are other spellings of Mosley?
    Moseley, Mosely, Mossley, Mozeley and Mozley.