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 most in The United States. It can also be found as: Mušket. Click here for further potential spellings of Musket.

How Common Is The Last Name Musket? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,206,588th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. Musket is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Musket reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 749,223rd most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 151 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States Musket is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 23 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Musket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Musket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Musket surname increased 689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Musket Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Musket last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Musket surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55% 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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