Munsell Surname

166,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Munsell Surname Definition:

MUNSEL: Local. From Monsall, a dale of Derbyshire, or a person originally from Munsle, in France.

Munsell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5701:141,03514,650
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6541:76,7878,161

Munsell (13) may also be a first name.

Munsell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MUNSEL: Local. From Monsall, a dale of Derbyshire, or a person originally from Munsle, in France.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Munsell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munsell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Munsell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munsell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 166,357th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,800,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Munsell live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,570 people, or 1 in 141,035. In The United States Munsell is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Munsell exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Munsell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Munsell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 393 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Munsell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Munsell last name are 15.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.46% registered to vote for the party.

Munsell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $46,864 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maunsell931,159/
Munshell931/
Mounsell931/
Munscell930/
Munsel92159/
Munsll921/
Monsell86472/
Mounsel8651/
Munzell8651/
Munsill8641/
Muncell8622/
Mungell861/
Mumsell860/
Maunsel860/
Munshel860/
Munsl833/
Munchell806/
Moonsell801/
Mauncell800/
Munschel800/
Munzel77908/
Monsel77213/
Munsil77123/
Mungel7779/
Muncel7711/
Münsel774/
Munjel773/
Munchel71386/
Muncill7151/
Munsilp7148/
Meunzel7133/
Monsiel7118/
Monzell717/
Moncell712/
Moungel711/
Mujnzel710/
Mundziel67104/
Moundjel673/
Munsilph671/
Münschel671/

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Munsell Reference & Research

Munsell/Munsil FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Munsell
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