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Mosley
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English
Alternative forms
en Moseley Mosely Mossley Mozeley Mozley
Etymology
From several places in England, including the derivations:
en ang mos peat bog + ang leah woodland, clearing, equivalent to en moss -leigh -ley en lea.
ang mus mouse + ang leah woodland, clearing, equivalent to en mouse -leigh -ley lea.
From the Old English byname ang Moll.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmoʊzli/ US
en en-us-Mosley.ogg US
Proper noun
en habitational.
en July 19 2002 Damon Hack Boxing: Despite Not Having the Title, Mosley Garners Attention http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/19/sports/boxing-despite-not-having-the-title-mosley-garners-attention.html w:The New York Times 6 Jan 2014 Whether it is the soul food restaurant on 38th Street, where he and his father and trainer, Jack Mosley, dined earlier in the week, or at the workouts leading up Saturday's WBC welterweight championship rematch against Vernon Forrest at Conseco Fieldhouse, Mosley cannot go anywhere without hearing the shouts of supporters who want to get close to him. https://web.archive.org/web/20210106153145/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/19/sports/boxing-despite-not-having-the-title-mosley-garners-attention.html
Derived terms
en Mosleyan
en Mosleyite
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Mosley is the 730th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 47,963 individuals. Mosley is most common among Black (53.2%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en elmosy Meloys Mosely Moyles moyles