Moss
English edit
Proper noun edit
Moss
- A surname.
- A village and civil parish (served by Moss and District Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5914).
- A coastal town and municipality in Viken county, Norway.
- A number of places in the United States:
- Former name of Moss Landing, California.
- An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Clay County, Tennessee.
- A former community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
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Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Moss is the 423rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 76,908 individuals. Moss is most common among White (69.73%) and Black (24.71%) individuals.
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German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German mos, from Old Saxon *mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą (“moss”). Cognate with English moss.
Noun edit
Moss n (no plural)
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Moss f (plural Mossen)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Proper noun edit
Moss
- A town with bystatus and municipality of Østfold, Norway
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Proper noun edit
Moss
- A town with bystatus and municipality of Østfold, Norway