The Mosier surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,522 people carried this name — #4,157 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 8,384 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

147 families named Mosier, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 808 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 6 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 75
Massachusetts 30
Connecticut 11
Vermont 10
Rhode Island 8
Maine 7
New Hampshire 2
Pennsylvania 2
Maryland 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 254 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Mosier in American newspapers,
1874–1927.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Mosier
Evening Star 1927-06-28
Newspaper page from The Livingston Enterprise carrying the name Mosier
The Livingston Enterprise 1891-01-17
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Mosier
New-york Tribune 1874-12-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,703 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mosier in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1930s.

26 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mosier. The most, 5, date from the 1870s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 7
New South Wales 6
Queensland 4
South Australia 4
Tasmania 3

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

Who carried it

People named Mosier,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harold G. Mosier
    Harold G. Mosier 1889–1971 · politician
  • Vivian Bonnell
    Vivian Bonnell 1924–2003 · actor
  • Leo D. Mosier, Sr. 1891– · politician
  • Charles Mosier 1941–2006 · presbyter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mosier,
in the records of 4 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 States526 records

526 records of the Mosier name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 265
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 101
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 69
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 57
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 18
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry L. Mosier

    Born 1916 in Texas. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Worth; cook from Tarrant County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1997, buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Sherman Mosier

    Born 1934; from Louisville, Kentucky. U.S. Army; killed in action 1965 in South Vietnam. Buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Annah Mosier

    Arrived at New York in 1825 aboard the Elizabeth from Havre, aged 41; farmer. From France.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 526 records for Mosier in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Mosier name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Grace Louis Metcalf Mosier

    Buried in 1991 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 84.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Emma Mosier

    Died 1871 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catherine Margaret Mosier

    Died 1865 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Mosier in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Mosier name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Robert Mosier

    Married in 1615 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Geertruij Mosier

    Baptised in 1770 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Williams Mosier

    Baptised in 1622 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Mosier name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Max Mosier

    Born 1927 in Lyon; died 1984 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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