How common is the surname Munsey?

2,507 people in the United States had the surname Munsey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. It ranked 12,399th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Munsey?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Munsey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Munsey?

Frank Munsey, American publisher and politician.

Where is the surname Munsey most common?

Wikidata records people named Munsey in the United States.

Is the surname Munsey getting more or less common?

More common. 2,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,507 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Munsey

A surname, carried by 2,507 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Munsey is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,507 people named Munsey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,457.

#12,399

rank among US surnames

2,507

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #11,696)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,393	Lovins	2,510	123,006
#12,395	Melia	2,509	123,055
#12,397	Banfield	2,508	123,104
#12,399	Lipman	2,507	123,153
#12,407	Keithley	2,506	123,203

Who is named Munsey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Munsey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Munseys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Munsey
American publisher and politician, 1854–1925

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Munsey

Munsey has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Questions

How common is the surname Munsey?: 2,507 people in the United States had the surname Munsey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. It ranked 12,399th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Munsey?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Munsey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Munsey?: Frank Munsey, American publisher and politician.
Where is the surname Munsey most common?: Wikidata records people named Munsey in the United States.
Is the surname Munsey getting more or less common?: More common. 2,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,507 in 2010, up 2.0%.