Mussell Surname

233,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Mussell Surname Definition:

Diminutives of Mus, nickname of Thomas.

Mussell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6881:80,9868,988
United States5961:608,15349,388
Canada2661:138,51714,271
Israel751:114,10212,745
Australia341:793,99150,673
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4081:59,7447,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Mussell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Diminutives of Mus, nickname of Thomas.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Mussell Last Name Facts

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

Mussell is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mussell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 233,088th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,210,021 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Mussell live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Mussell is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 688 people, or 1 in 80,986. In England Mussell is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 21 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 9 percent live and Herefordshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England Mussell is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Mussell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mussell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Mussell surname rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,528 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mussell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mussell last name is chiefly Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mussell last name are 40.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mussell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.83% less than the national average, earning R 131,100 per year; in United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $50,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mus'sell935/
Musshell930/
Mussel92684/
Musell9221/
Moussel86496/
Mussehl86404/
Missell86180/
Mossell86167/
Muessel86106/
Mushell86106/
Mousell8635/
Mussill8625/
Musshel8621/
Meussel8615/
Mausell864/
Mussiel863/
Muscell862/
Mussuel861/
Musuell860/
Musel83860/
Muschell8069/
Moushell804/
Mousseel802/
Musseldt801/
Musschel800/
Meusel774,108/
Missel771,914/
Mousel771,395/
Mossel771,031/
Musiel77268/
Misell77240/
Muszel77206/
Mosell77178/
Mushel77136/
Muzell7797/
Mussil7774/
Müssel7762/
Mutell7760/
Mausel7749/
Musehl7724/
Muesel7713/
Muscel778/
Museel776/
Muslle773/
Mussyl773/
Musael772/
Musill772/
Muisel771/
Muselt771/
Muxell770/
Mull7314,155/
Musl7361/
Muschel71283/
Muzzell71185/
Mushill71109/
Mussiol71103/
Missiel7188/
Moutell7133/
Miesell7114/
Muchell7111/
Miessel7111/
Missael719/
Meuseld717/
Moushel714/
Muishel713/
Moussil712/
Museldt711/
Mizsell711/
Mousael711/
Mouslle711/
Muttell710/
Mautell710/
Moosell710/
Moessel710/
Muesiel710/
Mossill710/
Mussihl710/
Musil6711,295/
Mulle672,603/
Mosel672,430/
Mutel672,247/
Misel671,931/
Maull671,596/
Musle67842/
Muzel67698/
Muxel67520/
Moell67427/
Mucel67170/
Müsel67157/
Moull67137/
Musyl67120/
Muselová67106/
Mischell6786/
Mutchell6770/
Meuschel6744/
Muşel6736/
Mosshäll6724/
Mutschel6720/
Muill6718/
Mučel6713/
Muhll679/
Muyschel679/
Mutciell678/
Mosshill676/
Muselova675/
Mushchel674/
Mullh672/
Muslh672/
Muull671/
Muscheld671/
Mmull671/
Mausl671/
Mousl671/
Meull671/
Mullt671/
Mušel671/
Mouttell670/
Moesshel670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mussell
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