A Biblical name referring to Moses of the Bible. The Hebrew form is ‘moshe’ Variations in spelling for Moses include Mozes, Moise, Moesen, Moi, Moyse, Moys and Moshe. In England the Moses families started in Shropshire and later lived mostly in the city of London, Durham, Yorkshire, Lancashire and into Wales along Glamorgan. In Scotland the majority of Moses families live in Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Dumfries-shire counties. Within the United States the Moses surname is found strongly in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Texas, California and Louisiana. Famous: Ed Moses (champion swimmer), J. J. Moses (professional football player, William R. Moses (actor), Mark Moses (actor), Anna Mary Moses (artist), Wally Moses (professional baseball player), Edwin Moses (champion track and filed athlete) and Itamar Moses (writer).