Mosby Name Meaning, Popularity and Origins
Origin:
English
Gender Distribution:
100% Masculine / 0% Feminine
Meaning:
Mosby means 'bog farm' in Old Norse, or 'drawn out of the water' in Hebrew.
Meaning of the Name Mosby
Mosby is an English surname derived from the Old Norse name Mosebýr. The name is composed of the elements 'mosi', meaning 'bog' or 'marsh', and 'býr', meaning 'farm' or 'settlement'. It originally referred to someone who lived near a bog or marsh. Mosby can also be seen as a variation of the name Moshe, which is of Hebrew origin and means 'drawn out of the water'.
Popularity of the Name Mosby
The popularity for the name Mosby peaked in popularity in the year 1920 with 9 births, which ranked number 6,305 out of 9,634 unique names for that year. Mosby had the most male births in 1920 with 9, which ranked number 2,966 out of 4,989 male names.
Nationwide Popularity of Mosby
Popularity of Mosby by State
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