How common is the surname Mossman?

3,146 people in the United States had the surname Mossman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,139 Americans. It ranked 10,245th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mossman?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Mossman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Mossman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,592 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,146 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Mossman

A surname, carried by 3,146 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mossman is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,146 people named Mossman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,139 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,592.

#10,245

rank among US surnames

3,146

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+21.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,214)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,237	Gruver	3,148	98,077
#10,243	Tillett	3,147	98,108
#10,245	Killeen	3,146	98,139
#10,250	Orndorff	3,145	98,170

Who is named Mossman

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

86% of people named Mossman identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
Two or more races 5.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Mossman?: 3,146 people in the United States had the surname Mossman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,139 Americans. It ranked 10,245th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mossman?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Mossman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Mossman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,592 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,146 in 2010, up 21%.