Muskett Surname
Approximately 1,406 people bear this surname
Muskett Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the musket,' a sparrow-hawk, afterwards a hand-gun, when the names of birds of prey were given to firearms; v. Mushet; compare Spark, Hawk.
Robert Musket, Cambridgeshire, 1271. A. Nicholas Musket, latonery 3 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Read More About This SurnameMuskett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 760 | 1:73,313 | 8,360 |
| United States | 321 | 1:1,129,156 | 81,316 |
| Australia | 157 | 1:171,947 | 17,598 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 510 | 1:47,795 | 5,894 |
Muskett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the musket,' a sparrow-hawk, afterwards a hand-gun, when the names of birds of prey were given to firearms; v. Mushet; compare Spark, Hawk.
Robert Musket, Cambridgeshire, 1271. A. Nicholas Musket, latonery 3 Edward II: Freemen of York.
That Muskett and Mushet are the same may be seen by two entries concerning one individual:
William Muschet, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Musket, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John Masket, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1604. Edward Myles and Agnes Muskett: Marriage Lic. (London).
1745. Married — Septimus Musket and Mary Maynard: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(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]
The male sparrow-hawk. Analogous to Kite, Hawk, Falcon, &c.
Richard Mosket occurs in Normandy c. 1200 (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 174); Robert and William Musket in Engl. c. 1274 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Flemish, Musschaert, Musschot; from the German, Muskat; a personal name.
Muskett Demographics
Average Muskett Salary in
United States
$46,759 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Muskett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muskett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muskett is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Muskett click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muskett? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 275,902nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,183,176 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Muskett are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.
Muskett is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 760 people, or 1 in 73,313. In England Muskett is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Muskett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Muskett has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Muskett last name rose 149 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Muskett Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Muskett last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Muskett last name are 22.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.49% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Muskett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning R 251,784 per year; in United States they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $46,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $49,174 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskette | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musket | 92 | 195 | / |
| Mushket | 86 | 372 | / |
| Muskiet | 86 | 257 | / |
| Muskets | 86 | 3 | / |
| Muskete | 86 | 1 | / |
| Miskett | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muskitt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Muschett | 80 | 423 | / |
| Muszkiet | 80 | 419 | / |
| Muschket | 80 | 9 | / |
| Muskeits | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muskeite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Misket | 77 | 266 | / |
| Mosket | 77 | 20 | / |
| Muskit | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mušket | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muschkiet | 75 | 57 | / |
| Muschkeit | 75 | 5 | / |
| Musquet | 71 | 435 | / |
| Mushketova | 71 | 302 | / |
| Muschet | 71 | 86 | / |
| Mishket | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mouskit | 71 | 9 | / |
| Missket | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muskite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muskoyt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mushkit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mousquet | 67 | 52 | / |
| Mosquett | 67 | 32 | / |
| Miskeith | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mouskite | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muschkit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muscheth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muzchett | 67 | 1 | / |
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