The Mosby surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,549 people carried this name — #4,699 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 7,134 in 2000.

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In print

Mosby in American newspapers,
1906–1910.

Newspaper page from Los Angeles Herald carrying the name Mosby
Los Angeles Herald 1906-05-14
Newspaper page from Franklin's Paper The Statesman carrying the name Mosby
Franklin's Paper The Statesman 1910-07-23
Newspaper page from Bluefield Evening Leader carrying the name Mosby
Bluefield Evening Leader 1906-05-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 76,716 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mosby in Australian newspapers,
1870s–2010s.

730 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mosby. The most, 114, date from the 1970s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 558
New South Wales 116
Victoria 28
Tasmania 10
South Australia 6
Western Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mosby.

Who carried it

People named Mosby,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John S. Mosby
    John S. Mosby 1833–1916 · lawyer
  • Johnny Mosby
    Johnny Mosby 1933–2018 · musician
  • Ervine Mosby 1877– · rugby league player
  • William H. Mosby 1898–1964 · painter
  • Håkon Mosby 1903–1989 · meteorologist
  • Thomas Talfourd Mosby 1910–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mosby,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States463 records

463 records of the Mosby name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 214
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 152
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 71
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jerry Mosby

    Born 1947; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1968 in Long Khanh, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John A. Mosby

    Born 1910 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; porter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1957, buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record McClenen Mosby

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1886, died 1960; buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 463 records for Mosby in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Norway31 records

31 records of the Mosby name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Jørgen Mosby

    Census of 1910: Beinestad, Randøsund; bricklayer, born 1875 in Vennesla.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anna Mosby

    Census of 1910: Kr. 4des gate, Kristiansand; teacher, born 1865 in Øiestad sogn.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Engeborg Mosby

    Census of 1910: Resvik, Landvik; maidservant, born 1887 in Landvik.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 31 records for Mosby in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Mosby name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Maria Dolores Mosby

    Of Altona Meadows, Victoria; died 1992.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Edward Mosby

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1885.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record David Mosby

    Of Homeville, New South Wales; died 1936.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Mosby in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Mosby name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mildred Mary Mosby

    Buried in 1998 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 81.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Owen Julius Mosby

    Buried in 1985 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Mosby name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. W. Mosby

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery’. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Mosby

    West Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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