Mowson
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the unattested Middle English word *maugh, *maw, *mough, *mow, from Old Norse mágr (“son-in-law”), + -son. It could also be a variant of Mawson and Moulson.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Mowson is the 505428th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mowson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 628.
- Forebears
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