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 last name Mursell is found most frequently in England. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mursell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mursell is the 704,927th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Mursell reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

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

Mursell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mursell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Mursell surname rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 446 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mursell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mursell last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.44% registered to vote for 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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