Musgrave Surname

39,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

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.

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Musgrave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,4441:48,6915,903
England2,9931:18,6162,664
Australia8651:31,2094,152
Canada8041:45,8285,631
Ireland2401:19,6212,041
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
Wales911:34,0063,399
Scotland861:62,2545,030
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Dominica611:1,244244
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Northern Ireland491:37,6543,578
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Israel111:777,96750,646
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Curaçao41:39,312638
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland961:46,1444,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7771:13,7172,058
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1371:44,1685,128

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Musgrave = the Moss-Grove [Old English meós, moss, or Old English mós, a marsh + gráf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Westmorland, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Musgrave (grove overrun with mice), in Westmorland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The modernized form of Mucelgros. See Musegros.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

King's falconer, from Meus, Saxon, the place where the hawks were kept, and grave, keeper.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Cumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

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Musgrave Reference & Research

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