Mosley

English

Alternate forms

• Moseley, Mosely, Mossley, Mozeley, Mozley

Etymology

From several places in England, including the derivations:

• Old English mos (“peat bog”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to moss +‎ -ley (“lea”).
• Old English mus (“mouse”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to mouse +‎ -ley (“lea”).
• From the Old English byname Moll.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊzli/

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Proper noun

Mosley

1. A habitational surname.

Derived terms

• Mosleyan
• Mosleyite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mosley is the 730^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 47,963 individuals. Mosley is most common among Black (53.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mosley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 625.

Anagrams

• Meloys, Mosely, Moyles, moyles