Musson Surname
Approximately 5,707 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMusson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,451 | 1:22,733 | 3,175 |
| United States | 1,549 | 1:233,995 | 22,493 |
| New Zealand | 350 | 1:12,938 | 2,254 |
| Canada | 350 | 1:105,273 | 11,355 |
| France | 286 | 1:232,247 | 36,019 |
| Australia | 238 | 1:113,427 | 12,604 |
| South Africa | 184 | 1:294,444 | 28,524 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Bermuda | 41 | 1:1,592 | 254 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,471 | 1:16,571 | 2,418 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:193,149 | 16,929 |
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.
(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]
Muston, a parish in Yorkshire.
From Mousson; a location name in Normandy. Or Muston, Leicestershire, Yorkshire.
Musson is an old Leicestershire name. In the reign of Charles I. Hugh Musson was a freeholder in Great Ashby, and.
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).
Musson Demographics
Average Musson Salary in
United States
$44,674 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Musson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Musson (Russian: Муссон) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Mussón. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Musson is the 84,629th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,276,949 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Musson reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 13 people.
Musson is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,451 people, or 1 in 22,733. In England Musson is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 17 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 11 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 10 percent reside. Barring England Musson is found in 43 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In England the number of people who held the Musson last name 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 fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Musson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Musson surname is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Musson surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the 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
Musson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Musson in the Russian language | ||
| Муссон | musson | - |
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