Mussard Surname

78,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Mussard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the musard,' the dreamy, meditative man . The name seems to have survived.

Malcolm le Musard, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Mussard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5,6021:11,8571,165
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
England1461:381,63126,761
Seychelles1411:655154
New Caledonia881:3,139455
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Wales61:515,75523,171
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Mussard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the musard,' the dreamy, meditative man . The name seems to have survived.

Malcolm le Musard, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

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

MUSARD: A byname from OF. musard, an absent-minded stupid person (Littre). Alan Musarde of Rievaulx was appointed abbot of Glenluce, 1244 (Chron. Mail., s.a.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mussard Last Name Facts

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

Mussard is found most in France. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mussard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,382nd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,169,563 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Mussard live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Gallo-Indian Ocean.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 5,602 people, or 1 in 11,857. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Réunion, where 69 percent live, Île-de-France, where 9 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Mussard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mussard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mussard last name expanded 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mussard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mussard are 23.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Mussard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $48,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $45,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moussard931,069/
Musard92738/
Mussar92128/
Mossard86246/
Mussart86142/
Mudssar8680/
Mussare8633/
Mushard8610/
Moussar865/
Mujssar862/
Mussair862/
Musaard862/
Muzssar861/
Mousard861/
Missard860/
Mausard860/
Musar831,478/
Mausshardt8275/
Moessard80113/
Moussart8094/
Maushard8080/
Moussare8043/
Muschard8034/
Mushardt8025/
Mussarte8020/
Musgaard8020/
Maussart8012/
Mussahar8010/
Moussair809/
Mushshar804/
Muddssar803/
Mudsaard802/
Mushhsar801/
Mujssair801/
Mudssair801/
Mushar7717,325/
Muzard771,000/
Mausar77418/
Musare77298/
Mudsar77199/
Musart77192/
Musahr7793/
Musair7773/
Muhsar7755/
Muszar7728/
Musarr7720/
Mussor7719/
Hmusar7718/
Mousar7718/
Musjar7717/
Mosard7715/
Musarz7710/
Musgar777/
Misard777/
Mossar776/
Musaar773/
Musiar772/
Muisar771/
Musasr771/
Musarh771/
Maushardt75152/
Mutsaards7524/
Mussarova757/
Muushardt757/
Musshahar752/
Mutschard751/
Mausshart750/
Musahar7168,221/
Mushhar71843/
Missart71178/
Mouzard71138/
Mussert71131/
Meuzard71115/
Muchard7179/
Mushart7172/
Mushair7157/
Muddsar7153/
Musiarz7139/
Moshsar7139/
Meushar7133/
Muschar7133/
Musahur7122/
Mushare7118/
Mauzard7114/
Mushahr7111/
Maushar7111/
Mushaar7110/
Mossart719/
Musharr718/
Musarrt717/
Moushar717/
Musherd716/
Mussaurova715/
Mausiar715/
Mushear713/
Mudsair713/
Muushar712/
Mutsare712/
Musaare712/
Musaire712/
Musarph712/
Mudsaar712/
Moshard712/
Mauschardt711/
Musarth711/
Musaure711/
Muishar711/
Mousart711/
Moutsar711/
Mousare711/
Mossaur711/
Mussore711/
Mussort711/
Mutsaar711/
Moussor711/
Mudshar711/
Moessar710/
Mutsear710/
Mausgar710/
Mushahar6711,671/
Mouchard672,223/
Musor672,043/
Muzar67731/
Mosar67331/
Maushart67209/
Musarova67174/
Mosshart67154/
Mauchard6781/
Moussour6754/
Muusahar6733/
Muchardt6725/
Musarowa6721/
Mushaire6718/
Muschart6718/
Maussert679/
Mutsaure677/
Musahart676/
Musór676/
Mmusahar674/
Musharrt672/
Mujsahar672/
Musaahar671/
Moushart671/
Mushaure671/
Musarrph671/
Musharph671/
Moussoir671/
Mutseart671/
Moshsair671/
Muddsair671/
Maussour671/
Muchards670/

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