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The Mauss surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 478 people carried this name — #44,872 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 440 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Mauss surname

From German Mauß.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mauss» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 91 people named Mauss.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Moselle 48
Haut-Rhin 18
Paris 9
Meurthe-et-Moselle 4
Vosges 4
Bas-Rhin 3
Rhône 1
Haute-Saône 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Mauss,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Józef Mauss
    Józef Mauss 1778–1856 · historian
  • Marcel Mauss
    Marcel Mauss 1872–1950 · professor
  • Anton Mauss 1868–1917 · teacher
  • Willi Mauss 1886–1953 · sport cyclist
  • Willi Mauss 1886–1953 · sport cyclist
  • Willi Mauss 1886–1953 · sport cyclist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Mauss is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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