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    The surname Musson

    A surname, carried by 1,244 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmʌ.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex M250

    Musson: #21,105 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Musson #21,105, 1,244 people Musson: #21,105 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Musson #21,105, 1,244 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Musson is more common than 87% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,244 people named Musson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,188 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,176.

    #21,105
    rank among US surnames
    1,244
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.8%
    change since 2000 (was #20,871)

    Who is named Musson

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

    91% of people named Musson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Musson

    Musson has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Musson?
    1,244 people in the United States had the surname Musson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,188 Americans. It ranked 21,105th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Musson?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Musson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Musson?
    Musson is /ˈmʌ.sən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Musson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,176 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,244 in 2010, up 5.8%.