Mosby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mosby family

The surname Mosby was first found in Cumbria, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Mosby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mosby research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1160, 1265, 1332 and 1471 are included under the topic Early Mosby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mosby Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moresby, Moorsby, Moriceby, Morrisby and others.

Early Notables of the Mosby family

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Mosby Ranking

In the United States, the name Mosby is the 3,569^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Mosby migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mosby Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edward Mosby, who landed in Virginia in 1663 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Mosby (post 1700) +

Howard Mosby (b. 1961), American politician, Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Curtis J. Mosby (1888-1957), American jazz drummer, bandleader, and businessman
Bernice Mosby (b. 1984), American WNBA professional basketball player
Brigadier General LittleBerry C. Mosby Jr. (1757-1821), American military officer during the American Revolutionary War
John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916), nicknamed the "Gray Ghost", American Confederate cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War, leader of the Mosby's Rangers or Mosby's Raiders
William J. Mosby, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Missouri State House of Representatives from Cass County, 1964 3
William H. Mosby, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Liberty, Virginia, 1883-87; Bedford, Virginia, 1892-96, 1900-13 3
Raymond Mosby, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Chicago Heights, Illinois, 2007 3
John S. Mosby, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1944 (alternate), 1948 3
John S. Mosby, American politician, U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, 1884 3
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html