Moser Family History

Moser Surname Meaning

South German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived near a peat bog Middle High German mōs or a habitational name for someone from a place named with this word. Compare Mosser and Musser.

North German (Möser): metonymic occupational name for a vegetable grower or seller from an agent noun based on Middle Low German mōs ‘vegetable’. German (Möser): habitational name from any of several places called Möser or for someone from any of several places called Möse Moese and Mösen.

English: habitational name from Moser in Whitwell (Westmorland) or Mosser (Cumbria). The placenames derive from Old Scandinavian mosi ‘moss bog’ + erg ‘shieling hill pasture’. Compare Mosher.

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

Similar surnames: Noser, Maser, Roser, Mower, Most, Moder, Mosser, Mohr, Mose, Miser

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39K	Military Records
19K	Immigration Records
113K	Census and Voter Lists
626K	Member Trees

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Where is the Moser family from?

You can see how Moser families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Moser family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Moser families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 58 Moser families living in London. This was about 26% of all the recorded Moser's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Moser families in 1891.

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What did your Moser ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Butler and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Moser. 34% of Moser men worked as a Butler and 65% of Moser women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Moser were domestic cook and Domestic servant.

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Butler

34%

hotel chef

34%

domestic cook

34%

Unpaid domestic duties

65%

Private means

Cook

Domestic servant

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Census Record

There are 113K census records available for the last name Moser. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Moser census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 19K immigration records available for the last name Moser. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 39K military records available for the last name Moser. For the veterans among your Moser ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Moser lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Moser life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Moser in 1943 was 39, and 77 in 2004.

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Moser Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Moser family from?

What did your Moser ancestors do for a living?

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.

Butler

34%

hotel chef

34%

domestic cook

34%

Unpaid domestic duties

65%

Private means

Cook

Domestic servant

What Moser family records will you find?

What is the average Moser lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Moser life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Moser in 1943 was 39, and 77 in 2004.

Moser Family History

Moser Surname Meaning

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Moser Surname Meaning

1 million record(s) for Moser

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Where is the Moser family from?

What did your Moser ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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