# Moss (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 76,908 |
| US rank (2010) | 423 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,014 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (73,750 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Moss 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) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Moss in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Australia and The Bahamas.

## People named Moss

- Elisabeth Moss, British-American actress and producer
- Edward Moss, American actor
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach, American actor
- Randy Moss, American football player and sports analyst (born 1977)
- Johnny Moss, American poker player (1907–1995)
- Ronn Moss, American actor and musician
- Rosabeth Moss Kanter, American sociologist
- Frank Moss, American politician (1911-2003)
- Riddick Moss, American professional wrestler
- Jerry Moss, American recording executive and co-founder of A&M Records
- Cullen Moss, American actor
- David Moss, American ice hockey player

and 16 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Moise, Moose, Mass, Moussa, Mose, Moos, Mousseau, Mousa, Mohs, Mouse, Mosca, Moyes.

## 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.