Musgrove Surname

38,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Musgrove 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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Musgrove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5531:42,3785,205
England2,4581:22,6683,166
Australia1,1381:23,7223,248
Bahamas6251:627131
Canada4031:91,42810,026
Turks and Caicos Islands1551:22149
Wales941:32,9213,306
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Isle of Man231:3,731815
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3931:17,4982,538
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Wales131:120,6475,000
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2581:39,9194,693

Musgrove (12) may also be a first name.

Musgrove 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

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

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

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

Or Mucegros. Matthew, John, and Robert Mucegros, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). M. is near Ecouis, Normandy. Robert de Mucelgros occurs 1080 (Ord. Vitalis, 576). Roger de M. 1086 held lands in Hereford in capite (Domesd.). In 13th cent. the family held estates in Somerset, Dorset, Gloucester, aud Hereford. Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, is named from it. The baronets Musgrove are hence derived.

The Norman People (1874)

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

Musgrove Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musgrove occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Musgrove click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musgrove? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,403rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 532,093 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Musgrove reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 12 people.

Musgrove is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,553 people, or 1 in 42,378. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Musgrove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Musgrove has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Musgrove last name increased 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 723 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Musgrove Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Musgrove last name is chiefly Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Musgrove last name are 17.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Musgrove earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 238.13% more than the national average, earning R 803,532 per year; in United States they earn 4.56% less than the national average, earning $41,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $51,546 CAD per year.

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