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    The surname Musselman

    A surname, carried by 6,306 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M245

    Musselman: #5,516 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Musselman #5,516, 6,306 people Musselman: #5,516 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Musselman #5,516, 6,306 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Musselman is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,306 people named Musselman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,961 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,375.

    #5,516
    rank among US surnames
    6,306
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.1%
    change since 2000 (was #5,047)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,507Myer6,31748,875
    #5,508Parsley6,31548,891
    #5,510Passmore6,31448,899
    #5,511Manns6,31248,914
    #5,512Overby6,31148,922
    #5,513Morehouse6,30948,937
    #5,514Kocher6,30848,945

    Who is named Musselman

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

    96% of people named Musselman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Musselmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Madeline Musselman
      American water polo player, born 1998

    Questions

    How common is the surname Musselman?
    6,306 people in the United States had the surname Musselman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,961 Americans. It ranked 5,516th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Musselman?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Musselman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Musselman?
    Madeline Musselman, American water polo player.
    Where is the surname Musselman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Musselman in the United States.
    Is the surname Musselman getting more or less common?
    Less common. 6,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,306 in 2010, down 1.1%.