Mossman Family History

Mossman Surname Meaning

Scottish: from Middle English or Scots mos ‘moss bog’ + man ‘man’ either in the topographic sense ‘person who lives at a boggy place’ or perhaps occupational ‘official who is responsible for an area of bog or the peat-cutting on it’. Compare Moorman.

English: nickname from Middle English most ‘largest greatest highest ranking’ + man ‘man’. Americanized form of German Mossmann: occupational name for a producer or seller of must i.e. unfermented grape juice from an agent noun based on a dialect variant of German Most (see Most).

Possibly also an Americanized form of German Massmann. Jewish (Ashkenazic): elaborated form of Moses.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Messman, Moosman, Kossman, Osman, Rossman, Crossman, Ossman, Mussman, Kosman, Rossmann

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Where is the Mossman family from?

You can see how Mossman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mossman family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mossman families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 144 Mossman families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 87% of all the recorded Mossman's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Mossman families in 1911.

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What did your Mossman ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and fisher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Mossman. 31% of Mossman men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Mossman women worked as a fisher.

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Farmer

31%

fisher

14%

fiship

14%

Carpenter

12%

fisher

100%

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What is the average Mossman lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Mossman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Mossman in 1941 was 50, and 87 in 2004.

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Mossman Surname Meaning

Possibly also an Americanized form of German Massmann. Jewish (Ashkenazic): elaborated form of Moses.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Mossman family from?

What did your Mossman ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and fisher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Mossman. 31% of Mossman men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Mossman women worked as a fisher.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

31%

fisher

14%

fiship

14%

Carpenter

12%

fisher

100%

What Mossman family records will you find?

What is the average Mossman lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Mossman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Mossman in 1941 was 50, and 87 in 2004.

Mossman Family History

Mossman Surname Meaning

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

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