How common is the surname Musial?

1,838 people in the United States had the surname Musial in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,979 Americans. It ranked 15,833rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Musial?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Musial identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Musial?

Stan Musial, American baseball player (1920-2013).

Where is the surname Musial most common?

Wikidata records people named Musial in the United States.

Is the surname Musial getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,838 in 2010, down 2.2%.

The surname Musial

A surname, carried by 1,838 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Musial is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

From Polish Musiał.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,838 people named Musial in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 167,979 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,879.

#15,833

rank among US surnames

1,838

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,544)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,824	Stannard	1,840	167,796
#15,827	Bohannan	1,839	167,888
#15,833	Bouffard	1,838	167,979

Who is named Musial

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

96% of people named Musial identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Musials

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stan Musial
American baseball player (1920-2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Musial

Musial has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

Questions

Where does the surname Musial come from?: From Polish Musiał.
How common is the surname Musial?: 1,838 people in the United States had the surname Musial in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,979 Americans. It ranked 15,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Musial?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Musial identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Musial?: Stan Musial, American baseball player (1920-2013).
Where is the surname Musial most common?: Wikidata records people named Musial in the United States.
Is the surname Musial getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,838 in 2010, down 2.2%.