Mursell Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Mursell Surname Definition:

Diminutives of Mus, nickname of Thomas.

Mursell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:215,12818,355
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Australia361:749,88148,970
Chile281:629,16015,000
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:160,36413,879
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Mursell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Diminutives of Mus, nickname of Thomas.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Mursell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mursell occurs most in England. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mursell? popularity and diffusion

Mursell is the 704,927th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Mursell live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 215,128. In England Mursell is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 23 percent are found, Greater London, where 16 percent are found and Isle of Wight, where 14 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Mursell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mursell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mursell surname grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 446 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mursell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mursell are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Mursell earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.59% more than the national average, earning $52,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.24% less than the national average, earning $43,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murshell931/
Mursel9269/
Murschell8877/
Morsell86416/
Murshel86144/
Moursel8672/
Murzell8646/
Murcell8641/
Mursill861/
Muersel861/
Murssel861/
Murszel861/
Mirsell860/
Mursl832/
Murschel80753/
Murchell802/
Mourshel800/
Mürsel77249/
Murgel77215/
Mursil77171/
Morsel7765/
Mirsel777/
Murzel776/
Murjel772/
Murcel771/
Morschell7545/
Murselova7514/
Murschael756/
Mirschell751/
Moursil71343/
Moerschell71155/
Moorsel71124/
Morcell7175/
Mourcel7133/
Murshil7113/
Morzell716/
Moersel711/
Morsill711/
Murchel710/
Murceel710/
Morschel67999/
Mirschel67306/
Murzl678/
Mürschel672/
Murxl671/
Moerscel671/

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