Moseley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Moseley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moseley family

Profession Census Frequency
School 436
Coal Miner Hewer 43
Labourer 37
General Servant (domestic) 31
Farmer 29
General Labourer 25
Dressmaker 25
Private Means 24
Domestic Servant 19
None 19
Charwoman 18
Farm Labourer 18
Shop Assistant 17
Scholar 17
Laundress 16
At Home 15
Clerk 14
Housekeeper 14
At School 13
Assisting In Business 13
Assisting In The Business 11
No Occupation 11
House Painter 10
Butcher 9
Coal Miner (hewer) 9

Moseley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mosley 86% 20,537
2 Moseley 100% 17,678
3 Emsley 57% 6,294
4 Mousley 71% 3,391
5 Mosely 86% 3,253
6 Masley 71% 762
7 Mossley 86% 619
8 Amsley 57% 201
9 Maseley 86% 199
10 Mesley 71% 183
11 Moisley 71% 148
12 Mausley 57% 113

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The surname Moseley is the 2nd most popular variant of Mosley.

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