Musgrave Surname
Approximately 13,253 people bear this surname
Musgrave Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Musgrave,' a parish near Brough, Westmorland. It is probable, however, that some spot in the West of England has given birth to a similar surname.
Roger de Mussegrave, 1277.
Read More About This SurnameMusgrave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,444 | 1:48,691 | 5,903 |
| England | 2,993 | 1:18,616 | 2,664 |
| Australia | 865 | 1:31,209 | 4,152 |
| Canada | 804 | 1:45,828 | 5,631 |
| Ireland | 240 | 1:19,621 | 2,041 |
| South Africa | 197 | 1:275,014 | 27,210 |
| New Zealand | 163 | 1:27,781 | 4,855 |
| Wales | 91 | 1:34,006 | 3,399 |
| Scotland | 86 | 1:62,254 | 5,030 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Dominica | 61 | 1:1,244 | 244 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 1:27,280 | 2,912 |
| Northern Ireland | 49 | 1:37,654 | 3,578 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 96 | 1:46,144 | 4,020 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,777 | 1:13,717 | 2,058 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,137 | 1:44,168 | 5,128 |
Musgrave (34) may also be a first name.
Musgrave Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Musgrave,' a parish near Brough, Westmorland. It is probable, however, that some spot in the West of England has given birth to a similar surname.
Roger de Mussegrave, 1277. Writs of Parliament.
15-81. John Mosgrove, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.
1603. Henry Musgrove, Somerset: ibid.
1708. Married — Thomas Tompkins and Mary Musgrave: St. Antholin (London).
(English) belonging to Musgrave = the Moss-Grove [Old English meós, moss, or Old English mós, a marsh + gráf]
Place name in Westmorland, England.
(English) One who came from Musgrave (grove overrun with mice), in Westmorland.
The modernized form of Mucelgros. See Musegros.
There is much fabulous tradition respecting the origin of this ancient family, as, that they came from Germany, where their ancestors were musgrawes or lords-marchers-that one of them won the daughter of an Emperor (which, or when is not specified) in the game of running at the ring, whence the annulets in the Musgrave shield-that the family came hither at the Norman Conquest-and that they were moss-graves or guardians of the mosses on the English border. The truth is, that the family originated at Musgrave in Westmoreland, where the name is found so early as the reign of King John, about the year 1204. A descendant acquired Edenhall in Cumberland, by marriage with a co-heiress of Stapleton in the XV. cent. See Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.
King's falconer, from Meus, Saxon, the place where the hawks were kept, and grave, keeper.
A location name in Cumberland.
The Musgraves, of Musgrave, in Westmoreland, were a fine old border race, dating back to the time of John, and frequently supplying sheriffs of Cumberland and Westmoreland from the 14th to the 16th century (H. and L.). The Musgraves of Lincolnshire, who are referred to under that shire, may be derived from this ancient family.
Musgrave Demographics
Musgrave Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Musgrave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musgrave Come From? nationality or country of origin
Musgrave occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Musgrave? popularity and diffusion
The last name Musgrave is the 39,603rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 549,879 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Musgrave live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Musgrave is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 7,444 people, or 1 in 48,691. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States Musgrave occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Musgrave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Musgrave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Musgrave surname grew 655 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 250 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 782 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Musgrave Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Musgrave last name is predominantly Catholic (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Musgrave last name are 14.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.38% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Musgrave earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.11% more than the national average, earning R 587,232 per year; in United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $49,405 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musgraves | 94 | 513 | / |
| Musgreave | 94 | 100 | / |
| Mussgrave | 94 | 3 | / |
| Muskgrave | 94 | 2 | / |
| Musgraved | 94 | 1 | / |
| Musgraver | 94 | 0 | / |
| Mugrave | 93 | 30 | / |
| Musgreaves | 89 | 24 | / |
| Muscgraves | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muskgraves | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mussgraves | 89 | 0 | / |
| Musgrove | 88 | 13,696 | / |
| Mosgrave | 88 | 28 | / |
| Musgrive | 88 | 2 | / |
| Musgreve | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mugraves | 88 | 1 | / |
| Musgrabe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Misgrave | 88 | 0 | / |
| Muskgrove | 82 | 26 | / |
| Mushgrove | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mussgrove | 82 | 3 | / |
| Musgroves | 82 | 2 | / |
| Muscgrove | 82 | 2 | / |
| Musgrover | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mossgrave | 82 | 0 | / |
| Musgraber | 82 | 0 | / |
| Musgrrove | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mograve | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mugravi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mugrabe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mugrove | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mosgrove | 75 | 451 | / |
| Musgrobe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Misgrove | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mungrove | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mossgrove | 71 | 94 | / |
| Moughrabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Missgrove | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mugrabi | 67 | 225 | / |
| Mugraby | 67 | 17 | / |
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