How common is the surname Musto?

2,642 people in the United States had the surname Musto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,861 Americans. It ranked 11,846th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Musto?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Musto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Musto?

Damián Musto, Argentinian association football player.

Where is the surname Musto most common?

Wikidata records people named Musto in Argentina.

Is the surname Musto getting more or less common?

More common. 2,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,642 in 2010, up 9.1%.

The surname Musto

A surname, carried by 2,642 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Musto is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

Italinization of the Sicilian surname Mustu, derived from mustu (“must”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,642 people named Musto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,861 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,421.

#11,846

rank among US surnames

2,642

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+9.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,848)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,839	Begin	2,644	116,772
#11,843	Demuth	2,643	116,816
#11,846	Nordin	2,642	116,861

Who is named Musto

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

92% of people named Musto identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mustos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Damián Musto
Argentinian association football player, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Mosto

Surnames that sound like Musto

Maust

Musto has the Soundex code M230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M230.

Questions

Where does the surname Musto come from?: Italinization of the Sicilian surname Mustu, derived from mustu (“must”).
How common is the surname Musto?: 2,642 people in the United States had the surname Musto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,861 Americans. It ranked 11,846th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Musto?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Musto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Musto?: Damián Musto, Argentinian association football player.
Where is the surname Musto most common?: Wikidata records people named Musto in Argentina.
Is the surname Musto getting more or less common?: More common. 2,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,642 in 2010, up 9.1%.
What are other spellings of Musto?: Mosto.