Musson Surname

84,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Musson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Muston,' parishes in Yorkshire and Leicestershire. I can scarcely hesitate to accept this solution. The corruption was, it seems to me, inevitable. But v. Misson.

Andrew de Muston, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Musson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4511:22,7333,175
United States1,5491:233,99522,493
New Zealand3501:12,9382,254
Canada3501:105,27311,355
France2861:232,24736,019
Australia2381:113,42712,604
South Africa1841:294,44428,524
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Bermuda411:1,592254
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Wales251:123,7819,267
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4711:16,5712,418
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

The alternate forms: Mussón (2) are calculated separately.

Musson (13) may also be a first name.

Musson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Muston,' parishes in Yorkshire and Leicestershire. I can scarcely hesitate to accept this solution. The corruption was, it seems to me, inevitable. But v. Misson.

Andrew de Muston, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Muston, Lincolnshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1702. Married — Hugh Musson and Phillis Lowe: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1766. — John Muston and Mary Merrywether: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) an assimilated form of Muston, q.v.

The Leicestershire village, Muston in the 13th cent., is now indifferently Muston or Musson.

(French) the French Musson or Mousson is apparently (like Musset, Mousset) a diminutive nickname from mousse, a variant of mouche, a fly, beauty- spot, etc. [Latin musca, a fly, (fig.) a meddler]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Muston, a parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Mousson; a location name in Normandy. Or Muston, Leicestershire, Yorkshire.

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

Musson is an old Leicestershire name. In the reign of Charles I. Hugh Musson was a freeholder in Great Ashby, and.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

William Musson was a freeholder in Rotherby. The rector of Bottesford in the time of James I. bore this name. John Musson was a gentleman of Woodhouse in the reign of Charles II. There was a Burbach family of this name last century; the incumbent of Stretton Parva in 1774 was thus called. Mr. Musson held property in Smockington early this century (N.). During the last century there was a gentle family of this name at Little Wigston, in the parish of Claybrook (M.). Two centuries ago the name was represented in the adjacent county of Notts by freeholders of Bingham, Hickling, and other places in that county (Harl. MS., 6846).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Musson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musson (Russian: Муссон) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Mussón. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,629th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,276,949 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Musson are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles. Musson is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The surname Musson is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 2,451 people, or 1 in 22,733. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 17 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 11 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and New Zealand, where 6 percent reside.

Musson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Musson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Musson surname grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 867 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Musson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Musson surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Musson surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Musson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.75% more than the national average, earning R 436,668 per year; in United States they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $44,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.39% more than the national average, earning $60,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mussón942/
Mousson92666/
Mussone92434/
Muysson92144/
Mussong9260/
Mausson9215/
Muhsson923/
Mutsson923/
Mussion921/
Muisson921/
Muson91354/
Maussion861,653/
Moussion86477/
Moussoun86121/
Moussong86101/
Muijsson8675/
Moussone8612/
Maussong861/
Musong831,854/
Muhson831,670/
Musone831,395/
Mosson831,309/
Mussen83972/
Mouson83127/
Mussan83108/
Mauson8373/
Mushon8354/
Mutson8318/
Musond8310/
Mudson836/
Musoin836/
Mussom832/
Mussun832/
Muuson831/
Musoen831/
Muison831/
Musoun831/
Muzson831/
Musion831/
Meuson830/
Muxson830/
Moussonne8043/
Moussoune8033/
Mussonova809/
Moussoung801/
Mussongue801/
Moussound801/
Mussane7722,280/
Moussan77414/
Meussen77349/
Maussen77313/
Moushon77206/
Mossoun77172/
Mushone7751/
Muyssen7747/
Muhssen7744/
Maussan7744/
Maudson7739/
Mushong7739/
Moussom7727/
Muhssan7726/
Mususin7712/
Muhshon7710/
Muszong7710/
Mussang778/
Musiong777/
Mussahn776/
Moussen776/
Mousoun775/
Mussoim774/
Moesson774/
Mousong774/
Mussien773/
Musshan772/
Mhudson771/
Mushsan771/
Musonhe771/
Mussant771/
Musongq771/
Moussán771/
Mhussan771/
Mussand771/
Mussoum771/
Maussom771/
Mussann770/
Meudson770/
Musan73977/
Moson73751/
Musun73451/
Musen73293/
Muzon73104/
Musom7329/
Musán731/
Muxon730/
Maussang71390/
Musonova71315/
Muschong71301/
Moussang71248/
Maussant7169/
Muishond7168/
Muyshond7163/
Mushonhe7146/
Moussoum7120/
Moussane7119/
Moushsan7117/
Muyshont7116/
Moudsong7113/
Moussant719/
Mushshan718/
Mouhssen714/
Mushondt712/
Musseaun711/
Muschone711/
Maussand711/
Maussane711/
Muggison711/
Moossoun711/
Musszung711/
Muhsasin711/
Musdsang711/
Mushssen711/
Maudsong711/
Mhussien711/
Mouzon672,309/
Muhsen671,936/
Musune671,900/
Musung671,440/
Musane671,059/
Muyshondt67771/
Muhsan67771/
Musang67736/
Mausen67405/
Mushan67390/
Mossan67344/
Meusen67223/
Moussaten67182/
Muchon67166/
Moshon67136/
Musian67124/
Mhusen67113/
Moeson6782/
Mossoń6779/
Mosion6763/
Mussanova6756/
Mossen6746/
Museen6745/
Mauzon6744/
Mushom6735/
Musand6733/
Mousan6730/
Mutsan6723/
Musoim6722/
Mousen6721/
Mušong6716/
Moussaune6715/
Müssen6714/
Muësen6713/
Musoom6713/
Mosoin6713/
Musgun6712/
Mausun6711/
Mussum677/
Mausan677/
Mussam677/
Muhsun676/
Mudsen676/
Muizon675/
Muysen675/
Mooson675/
Musaan675/
Musund674/
Mgusun674/
Muchassin673/
Mousun673/
Mutsen673/
Mushonova673/
Mutsun672/
Mousom672/
Mushun672/
Musgan672/
Hmusan672/
Mosoun672/
Mossun672/
Mausén672/
Muisan672/
Musiun672/
Musanh672/
Mussem671/
Muschoung671/
Mucion671/
Hmusen671/
Mgusen671/
Maußon671/
Moushshan671/
Moussaïan671/
Muijshond671/
Muishondt671/
Muxsan671/
Muxsen671/
Mhusan671/
Musann671/
Muzzon671/
Muzoon671/
Mutsom671/
Musant670/

Musson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musson in the Russian language
Муссонmusson-

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