Muncaster Surname

250,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Muncaster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mulcaster,' now Muncaster, a parish in Cumberland; compare baluster and banister.

Robert de Molecastre, Cumberland, 1270. Writs of Parliament.

Walter de Mulecastre, Cumberland, 1287.

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Muncaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8481:65,7057,636
Canada2771:133,01713,807
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Australia791:341,71828,950
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales161:193,40812,484
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3731:65,3507,487
Isle of Man111:4,934490
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Muncaster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mulcaster,' now Muncaster, a parish in Cumberland; compare baluster and banister.

Robert de Molecastre, Cumberland, 1270. Writs of Parliament.

Walter de Mulecastre, Cumberland, 1287. Writs of Parliament.

1560. Married — Rycharde Monckestre and Katherine Ashleye: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1662. Henry Hesketh and Sarah Mulcaster: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

V. Mulcaster.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Cumberland. See Mulcaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cumberland.

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

Muncaster Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muncaster Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Muncaster is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Muncaster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muncaster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,527th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,603,630 people. The last name Muncaster is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Muncaster live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

Muncaster is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 848 people, or 1 in 65,705. In England Muncaster is most common in: Durham, where 11 percent live, Lancashire, where 10 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent live. Other than England Muncaster occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Muncaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Muncaster has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Muncaster last name rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 750 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muncaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Muncaster are 18.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Muncaster earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.3% less than the national average, earning R 156,120 per year; in United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $51,281 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muncater941/
Moncaster89428/
Munkaster891/
Monkcaster840/
Munkate7529/
Moncoste719/
Munkata63180/
Moncata63103/
Munkote6317/
Moncoutier6315/
Moncote632/
Munkati631/
Mungkata594/
Moonkate591/
Mounkata591/
Moncotte590/
Mounkhaty5642/
Moungkote5613/
Maungkote567/
Moncoutie562/
Meungkote561/
Mounkhati561/
Mounkaita561/
Munkota5027/
Munkoti5013/
Monkata5012/
Monkote501/

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