Musket Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

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

Musket Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname or sign-name from the Sparrowhawk so called [Middle English musket, male sparrowhawk; Old French mousket, mouschet (French émouchet), Low Latin musc(h)etus, a kind of hawk; from Latin musca, a fly]

Musket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland261:143,9706,132
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Mušket (4) are calculated separately.

Musket (151) may also be a first name.

Musket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname or sign-name from the Sparrowhawk so called [Middle English musket, male sparrowhawk; Old French mousket, mouschet (French émouchet), Low Latin musc(h)etus, a kind of hawk; from Latin musca, a fly]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Musket Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musket is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mušket. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Musket? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,206,588th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Musket live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 749,223rd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 151 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States Musket is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 23 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Musket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Musket has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Musket last name grew 689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Musket Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Musket last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55% being registered with the party.

Musket earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mušket944/
Muskett921,406/
Mushket92372/
Muskiet92257/
Muskets923/
Muskete921/
Muszkiet86419/
Muschket869/
Muskeits864/
Muskette861/
Muskeite861/
Misket83266/
Mosket8320/
Muskit836/
Muschkiet8057/
Muschkeit805/
Musquet77435/
Muschet7786/
Mishket7718/
Mouskit779/
Muskite771/
Muskoyt771/
Mushkit771/
Miskett771/
Missket771/
Muskitt770/
Mushketova75302/
Muschett71423/
Mousquet7152/
Miskeith716/
Mouskite714/
Muschkit712/
Muscheth712/
Miskit67174/
Moskit6789/
Muscheidt6724/
Muskid672/

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