Musselwhite Surname

148,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Musselwhite Surname Definition:

A corruption of Musselthwaite. Local: see Thwaite.

Musselwhite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1151:171,37517,295
England6881:80,9868,988
Canada701:526,36644,416
Australia401:674,89346,030
Wales251:123,7819,267
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Monaco11:37,0664,748
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4771:51,1016,204
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Musselwhite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Musselthwaite. Local: see Thwaite.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Musselwhite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musselwhite is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musselwhite? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 148,596th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,449,595 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Musselwhite live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,115 people, or 1 in 171,375. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 29 percent are found, Florida, where 15 percent are found and Georgia, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Musselwhite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Musselwhite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Musselwhite surname expanded 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Musselwhite Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Musselwhite last name are 11.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Musselwhite earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $41,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $53,020 CAD per year.

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Musselwhite Reference & Research

Musselwhite FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Musselwhite FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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