MOSSENSON Origin of surname
MOSSENSON
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Mossenson, in which the Yiddish/German suffix "-son" means "son of" like the Hebrew Ben Moshe, is a form of Moses/Moyses, based on the originally Hebrew Moshe. According to biblical etymology, the meaning of the name is "I drew him out of the water" (Exodus 2.10). The biblical Moses, who lived in the first half of the 13th century BCE, was the son of Amram and Jochebed of the tribe of Levi, and the brother of Aaron and Miriam.
A popular personal name, Moses developed numerous variants which became widespread as family names throughout the Jewish world. Bar Mosheh is recorded in the late 7th century in southern Morocco, Musa in 11th century Spain and Ben Mosheh in 11th century Italy. Moss and Mosse are found in the 12th century English pipe rolls (official financial records) of the 12th century as Moss 38 times, and as Mosse 78 times.
Ben Muca is documented in 1439, Muca in 1440, Ibn Mussa and Ben Mussa in the 15th century, and Mousha in the 19th century. Moss is recorded as a Jewish family name in 1661 with Gumperle Moss of Vorarlberg, western Austria.
20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Mossenson include N. Mossenson, who served in the Australian air force during World War II.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Mossenson, in which the Yiddish/German suffix "-son" means "son of" like the Hebrew Ben Moshe, is a form of Moses/Moyses, based on the originally Hebrew Moshe. According to biblical etymology, the meaning of the name is "I drew him out of the water" (Exodus 2.10). The biblical Moses, who lived in the first half of the 13th century BCE, was the son of Amram and Jochebed of the tribe of Levi, and the brother of Aaron and Miriam.
A popular personal name, Moses developed numerous variants which became widespread as family names throughout the Jewish world. Bar Mosheh is recorded in the late 7th century in southern Morocco, Musa in 11th century Spain and Ben Mosheh in 11th century Italy. Moss and Mosse are found in the 12th century English pipe rolls (official financial records) of the 12th century as Moss 38 times, and as Mosse 78 times.
Ben Muca is documented in 1439, Muca in 1440, Ibn Mussa and Ben Mussa in the 15th century, and Mousha in the 19th century. Moss is recorded as a Jewish family name in 1661 with Gumperle Moss of Vorarlberg, western Austria.
20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Mossenson include N. Mossenson, who served in the Australian air force during World War II.