Moses meaning | Last name Moses origin

Following is the meaning of Moses surname. Family name Moses is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Moses
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Shape especially Alsatian Moses (Hebrew Mosheh), a character he no introduction. Name worn by Jews in principle, but we also met him in the middle ages as the name of Christian baptism. Biblical folk etymology is: shot (water), the mashah verb. But it is possible that the name derives from the Egyptian root = msi be generated (by God).

Moses is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria languages. Moses has 5 characters long in length.

Moses is common in Nigeria country(ies).

Moses is ranked 1291 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Moses bearers increased by 6.524692 per cent in 2010 US census to 39216 since 2000, the surname slipped by 29 spots and ranked at 887. The last name was found in around 133 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 55.05 57.92
Black 34.47 33.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.16 2.86
Others 2.7 2.24
Hispanic or Latino 2.6 1.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.03 1.5

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Moses

How popular is Moses?

Moses is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Palau is ahead in terms of density. Around 412307 people have been found who wears Moses as their family name. Moses is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,049 Costa Rica10
18,210 Georgia10
83,734 Belarus9
932 Bermuda9
705 Gibraltar7
854 Yemen6
48,950 Moldova6
1,377 South Korea6
3,259 Ivory Coast5
2,491 Zambia5
513 Sierra Leone4
25,074 Greece3
917 Myanmar3
3,008 Ethiopia3
10,762 Hungary3
384 Seychelles3
4,529 Mauritius3
18,114 Algeria3
46,068 Philippines3
4,138 Bahrain3
473 Anguilla2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 28 years old merchant Michael Moses who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on October 28, 1848 by Jamestown put out from Liverpool. Nathan Moses (26) Workman, Samuel Moses (24) Workman, Eliza Moses (23) , 34 years old Rosa Moses, John Moses (17) Workman, Workman George Moses, 10 years old Mary Moses, Sam. Moses, aged 20, and 8 other Moses around 38.46% of whom were workman while others worked as weaver migrated to US.

Comments :Moses Moses is an Alsatian name, also named israelite represents the German form tongs, name of biblical origin, derived from the Hebrew Mosheh, derived from Egyptian mos son.

Celebrities having Moses surname

Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon Maimonides' son
China Moses Singer
Adie Moses Soccer player
David Moses Almond Author
William R. Moses Actor
Gilbert Moses Stage Director
Franklin J. Moses, Sr. Attorney
Milton Moses Ginsberg Film director
Theron Moses Rice U.S. representative
Chayyim Moses ben Isaiah Azriel Cantarini Poet
  • In 0 comedy flick, According to Otto, Jacinta Moses portrayed Corrine Brooks.
  • Roberta Moses, from 0 drama film Fractured Diamond, who characterized Party Goer.
  • Cobie Moses portrayed the central role of Matthew Wentworth in 2016 drama flick The Dark Days.
  • In 2007 drama flick, Pretty in the Face, Meagan Moses played Maggie.
  • Related Family Names:

    Surname is added at the end of the first name also known as given name. Most of the time, a family name is used as a surname. You might not know the meaning of Moses surname. We have collected informaton regarding the meaning and origin of Moses and displayed for better understanding of surnames. Discover how Moses is originated?
    Share your opinion on Moses
    Enter Code: