Muskett Surname

275,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

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.

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Muskett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7601:73,3138,360
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
Australia1571:171,94717,598
Canada451:818,79163,991
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Wales281:110,5198,545
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Scotland121:446,15118,166
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5101:47,7955,894

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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

The male sparrow-hawk. Analogous to Kite, Hawk, Falcon, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard Mosket occurs in Normandy c. 1200 (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 174); Robert and William Musket in Engl. c. 1274 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Musschaert, Musschot; from the German, Muskat; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muskette931/
Musket92195/
Mushket86372/
Muskiet86257/
Muskets863/
Muskete861/
Miskett861/
Muskitt860/
Muschett80423/
Muszkiet80419/
Muschket809/
Muskeits804/
Muskeite801/
Misket77266/
Mosket7720/
Muskit776/
Mušket774/
Muschkiet7557/
Muschkeit755/
Musquet71435/
Mushketova71302/
Muschet7186/
Mishket7118/
Mouskit719/
Missket711/
Muskite711/
Muskoyt711/
Mushkit711/
Mousquet6752/
Mosquett6732/
Miskeith676/
Mouskite674/
Muschkit672/
Muscheth672/
Muzchett671/

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