Musset Surname

142,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Musset Surname Definition:

Musset: a name from the bag-pipes the man played. Leland gives Muschet. Not mentioned in Domesday. Probably only the piper that played before William. The name remains.

Musset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,7421:24,2242,859
Venezuela1341:225,4045,824
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
United States271:13,424,405494,117
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
England211:2,653,24194,788
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Musset (478) may also be a first name.

Musset Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musset: a name from the bag-pipes the man played. Leland gives Muschet. Not mentioned in Domesday. Probably only the piper that played before William. The name remains.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Musset Last Name Facts

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

Musset occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musset? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,943rd most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,342,509 people. The last name Musset is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Musset are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 389,041st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 478 people.

The last name Musset is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 2,742 people, or 1 in 24,224. In France Musset is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 30 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent reside and Grand Est, where 12 percent reside. Not including France it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 4 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent reside.

Musset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Musset has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Musset last name grew 142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Musset Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Musset earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 40.27% less than the national average, earning R 141,936 per year and in United States they earn 20.91% less than the national average, earning $34,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mousset924,790/
Mussett921,662/
Mausset92170/
Mussete9219/
Mussiet922/
Mushset921/
Musse9116,223/
Muset911,234/
Mouysset861,720/
Mussiett8692/
Mousseit8635/
Mussette864/
Moussett862/
Mousseït861/
Mausse8339,214/
Musser8313,100/
Mussie8311,688/
Mousse836,579/
Misset831,130/
Mussey831,096/
Mosset83978/
Mushet83928/
Muusse83620/
Musett83354/
Musete83140/
Museth83116/
Muisse8380/
Musiet8369/
Mauset8349/
Mutset8345/
Museat8331/
Musses8327/
Mouset8320/
Musget8314/
Mussee8313/
Musseh8313/
Muscet8313/
Mussed837/
Mussei836/
Meusse832/
Mussep832/
Musets831/
Mussit831/
Museet831/
Muyset831/
Musseu831/
Musshe831/
Hmuset831/
Museut831/
Muiset831/
Muse80149,064/
Moussette80656/
Mousseitt8019/
Maussette801/
Mussche771,527/
Mausser77809/
Mushete77796/
Mauseth77770/
Missett77377/
Musette77233/
Mousseh77217/
Mossett77204/
Mushett77169/
Moussie77164/
Mousser77163/
Mousist77103/
Moussey77102/
Muschet7786/
Moussei7783/
Musiete7783/
Moussit7745/
Mousses7722/
Musiets7715/
Mousett7712/
Moussez7711/
Missiet7711/
Maussie779/
Musseid776/
Muscett776/
Mudsser775/
Mushshe775/
Muusses775/
Mousiet775/
Musheet775/
Misseit774/
Moussee774/
Meuseth774/
Mushets773/
Mosseit772/
Moussea772/
Moussse772/
Meusser772/
Mausseh772/
Mosseyt771/
Mutsete771/
Musseed771/
Mhisset771/
Museite771/
Moussed771/
Moussej771/
Moussep771/
Meusseu771/
Museete771/
Mussehe771/
Musshed771/
Mussher771/
Musszer771/
Musethe771/
Mousseï771/
Mushiet771/
Mausett770/
Maussey770/
Mouseth770/
Mussa73460,441/
Mouse7350,616/
Mosse7315,310/
Muuse7311,995/
Mussá739,299/
Mussi739,286/
Musee738,537/
Musie735,918/
Muise735,878/
Mushe732,232/
Muser731,594/
Mause731,569/
Meuse731,491/
Musey73932/
Musei73880/
Musis73805/
Müsse73782/
Museu73416/
Musej73358/
Muzet73357/
Mussy73322/
Moset73241/
Museh73216/
Musit73189/
Musea73187/
Musyt73145/
Miset73137/
Muses73112/
Mused7398/
Muşet7366/
Mmuse7362/
Mucet7341/
Musée7319/
Mudse7318/
Mutse7312/
Mhuse738/
Musge735/
Muhse732/
Mussé732/
Musce731/
Mguse731/
Musep731/
Mósse731/
Hmuse731/
Muschett71423/
Mousette7161/
Musetova7139/
Musscher7112/
Mushette7112/
Moussitt7110/
Mudsseer713/
Mousseid712/
Muscheth712/
Moussait712/
Moudsser711/
Moussess711/
Mosseitt711/
Mousiete711/
Mausseea711/
Mousseae711/
Moussist711/
Muschete711/
Mutshete711/
Missieth711/
Muisette710/
Mousetts710/
Miessett710/
Muschets710/
Maussher710/
Moussa671,447,642/
Moussi6711,160/
Meuser675,402/
Mouser674,920/
Mauser674,263/
Mossie673,699/
Mussio672,720/
Muchet671,939/
Mahuse671,332/
Mossey671,234/
Moussy671,108/
Maushe67867/
Maussa67845/
Mussoi67601/
Muschette67522/
Musche67456/
Mouzet67385/
Mussai67365/
Musher67299/
Mousis67290/
Muszer67245/
Musiej67238/
Mautse67192/
Muiser67189/
Mossed67136/
Musitz67132/
Moused67125/
Mushit67117/
Musits6792/
Mausey6787/
Mutsei6774/
Mushyt6774/
Musech6769/
Muyser6767/
Musait6763/
Mushie6760/
Moesse6755/
Musisz6752/
Misett6750/
Moutse6749/
Muises6746/
Mussay6746/
Mousie6744/
Mutshe6742/
Mouses6741/
Mujsce6736/
Muusze6733/
Moscet6733/
Mucett6733/
Muissa6732/
Museer6732/
Mutsie6731/
Mussis6730/
Moussé6730/
Mossea6729/
Musier6727/
Meuzet6726/
Meusey6725/
Mudser6725/
Muscheidt6724/
Musihe6724/
Maussi6723/
Maucet6723/
Moushe6720/
Mushee6718/
Mauzet6718/
Mousey6717/
Museej6717/
Mauses6713/
Mausie6713/
Mushep6713/
Museid6712/
Mushey6710/
Musite6710/
Muisje679/
Mossøe679/
Missed678/
Musheu678/
Musheh678/
Mgussi677/
Mhouse677/
Mousee677/
Muhsit677/
Mossit677/
Museud677/
Mgushe677/
Mudsee677/
Mussid676/
Mausis676/
Meussi676/
Mhause675/
Mudshe675/
Mossee675/
Museph675/
Musies675/
Mmushe675/
Mutsey674/
Mausei674/
Muscie674/
Meussa674/
Musshi674/
Musead673/
Museed673/
Mutser673/
Mausit673/
Moucet673/
Moussè673/
Musssa673/
Mmusie673/
Missit672/
Muushe672/
Mushea672/
Maused672/
Mauseh672/
Muisis672/
Musieh672/
Muisie672/
Mussoy672/
Meutse672/
Mucete672/
Muciet672/
Mussaa672/
Muszit672/
Meusee671/
Meuses671/
Mgusie671/
Moseat671/
Mosett671/
Moshet671/
Mossei671/
Muuser671/
Mushed671/
Mussiy671/
Mussui671/
Muscit671/
Museip671/
Mousei671/
Mussói671/
Muddse671/
Mudsey671/
Mouyse671/
Mousez671/
Moußet671/
Museuh671/
Mujssa671/
Muishe671/
Muhssi671/
Moeset671/
Muysey671/
Muusee671/
Mushét671/
Müsget671/
Musied671/
Hmussa671/
Mouzse671/
Mossze671/
Musiee671/
Mushei671/
Mmusee671/
Mmutse671/
Mosiet671/
Muzett671/
Mutsyt671/
Mushes671/
Mushetova671/
Maujse671/
Mossce670/
Mooset670/
Mutsee670/

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