Mosier Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Mosier is a branch of the Mosher name tree. At root, the name means “Dweller by the moss”. Only a small detail separates the spellings: Mosier has “i” where Mosher has “h”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Mosier with 8,522 bearers, at rank 4,157. That is enough to place it in the top 5,000 American surnames. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Moser.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Mosier, so the heraldry linked to Mosher is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Mosier family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.