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![Show Contents]() Mose History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The distinguished and ancient German surname Mose is derived from the German word "moos," meaning "moss." This name is given to over two hundred "flurnamen," or parcels of land, located throughout Swabia (modern Baden-Württemburg) and Bavaria, all denoting swamp areas; thus, the progenitor of the surname Mose may have been someone who hailed from one of these regions. "moos" is also an element found in the names of many German cities, such as Moosau, Moosbach, and Moosberg; in this instance, it is likely that the name was first borne by a native of one of these cities. Early Origins of the Mose familyThe surname Mose was first found in South Germany, where the ancestral home of the Mose family is thought to be located. The origins of the surname make it probable that several branches of the Mose family emerged independently during the Middle Ages. It was a common practice of the time to refer to a new resident of a city by the name of his hometown; thus, it is likely that many of the first bearers of the name Mose were natives of one of the swamp areas known as Mose or from one of the cities with the element "moos" in its name, who had settled elsewhere, and were then referred to by the name of their hometown. Early History of the Mose familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mose research. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1242, 1269, 1469, 1500, 1647, 1710, 1768 and 1850 are included under the topic Early Mose History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Mose Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Moos, Mooser, Moser, Mose, Moose and others. Early Notables of the Mose familyAnother 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Mose Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Mose RankingIn the United States, the name Mose is the 15,113rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Mose migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Mose Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Mose, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1640 2
- Samuel Mose, who arrived in Maryland in 1679 2
Mose Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Mose, who arrived in Carolina in 1756 2
Mose Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Johann George Mose, aged 18, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 2
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- Mose John Allison Jr. (1927-2016), American jazz blues pianist, singer and songwriter
- Mose Ernest Tolliver (1920-2006), American folk artist
- Mose A. Napier, American Republican politician, Candidate for West Virginia State Senate 5th District, 1984
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- Mr. Harold N. Mose, Canadian Third Class Passenger from Montreal, Quebec, Canada who survived the sinking on the Empress of Ireland (1914) 3
- "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)
- Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html
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