Moser (surname)

Moser

Pronunciation	German: [ˈmoːzɐ] Italian: [ˈmɔːzer,moˈzɛr]
Language(s)	German, Italian
Origin
Language(s)	German
Derivation	Moos
Meaning	'of the marsh'
Other names
Alternative spelling	Mooser

Moser is a South German topographic surname, derived from the German word Moos, 'moss'. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aldo Moser (1934–2020), Italian racing cyclist
• Ana Beatriz Moser (born 1968), Brazilian volleyball player
• Ann B. Moser (born 1940), American biochemist
• Angelica Moser, Swiss pole vaulter
• Annemarie Moser-Pröll (born 1953), Austrian skier
• Barry Moser (born 1940), American illustrator
• Benjamin Moser, (born 1976), American columnist and author
• Caroline Moser, English urban anthropologist
• Christian Moser (ski jumper) (born 1972), Austrian ski jumper
• Christian Moser (mathematician) (1861–1935), Swiss actuary and mathematician
• Christian Moser (politician) (born 1989), German politician
• Chuck Moser (1918–1995), American football coach
• Claus Moser (1922–2015), statistician
• Edda Moser (born 1938), German soprano
• Edvard Moser, Norwegian neuroscientist
• Edward W. Moser (1924–1976), American linguist
• Elfriede Moser-Rath (1926–1993), German ethnologist and folklorist
• Enzo Moser (1940-2008), Italian cyclist
• Fanny Moser (scientist) (1872-1953), Swiss-German zoologist
• Francesco Moser (born 1951), Italian cyclist
• Franziska Rochat-Moser (1966–2002), Swiss long-distance runner
• Fred J. Moser (1898-1993), American politician
• Friedrich Karl von Moser
• Gabriela Moser (1954–2019), Austrian politician
• Georg Moser (1923–1988), German catholic bishop
• George Michael Moser (1706–1783), English enameller
• Hans Moser (actor) (1880–1964), Austrian actor
• Hans Moser (director) (1944–2016), German director of pornographic films
• Hans Moser (rider) (1901–1974), Swiss Olympic equestrian
• Hans Heinz Moser (1936–2017), Swiss actor
• Hans Joachim Moser (1889–1967), German composer and musicologist
• Hugo Moser (1926–2003), Argentine screenwriter and producer
• Ignazio Moser (born 1992), Italian cyclist
• Johann Jakob Moser (1701–1785), German jurist
• Johannes Moser, German ethnologist
• Johannes Moser (born 1979), German-Canadian cellist
• Josef Moser (cyclist) (1917–1944), Austrian Olympic cyclist and soldier
• Josef Moser (entomologist) (1861–1944), Austrian priest and entomologist
• Josef Moser (jurist) (born 1955), Austrian jurist, lawyer, and politician
• Julius Moser (1863–1929), German entomologist and coleopterologist
• Jürgen Moser (1928–1999), mathematician (Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theorem)
• J.J. Moser (born 2000), Swiss ice hockey player
• Karl Moser (1860–1936), Swiss architect
• Kimberly Poore Moser (born 1962), American politician
• Koloman Moser (1868–1918), Austrian artist
• Leo Moser (1921–1970), mathematician (Moser polygon notation)
• Leon Moser (1942–1995), American murderer
• Lisa-Maria Moser (born 1991), Austrian tennis player
• Margaret Moser (1954–2017), American music critic, groupie and journalist
• Mary Moser (1744–1819), English painter
• Mary B. Moser (1924–2013), American linguist
• May-Britt Moser (born 1963), Norwegian neuroscientist
• Meinhard Michael Moser (1924–2002), Austrian mycologist
• Mike Moser (born 1990), American basketball player
• Moreno Moser (born 1990), Italian cyclist
• Nikolaus Moser, Austrian tennis player
• Otto von Moser, German general of the First World War
• Porter Moser (born 1968), American basketball coach
• Rudolph Moser, German musician
• Sandra Moser (born 1969), Swiss actress
• Silvio Moser (1941–1974), Swiss racing driver
• Simon Moser, Swiss ice hockey player

See also

• Möser (surname)