The Moss surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 73,750 people carried this name — #389 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,660 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 82 people named Moss.
Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Aube.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
50 people named Moss have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 107 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Moss live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Moss.
- Moscone 334 · U.S. census
- Mosconi 346 · U.S. census
- Moser 29,485 · U.S. census
- Moses 36,814 · U.S. census
- Mosimann 149 · U.S. census
- Moskal 1,957 · U.S. census
- Mosse 238 · U.S. census
- Mosser 2,425 · U.S. census
- Mosset 108 · U.S. census
- Mossler 124 · U.S. census
- Mosso 699 · U.S. census
- Mosson 225 · U.S. census
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