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    The surname Muzquiz

    A Spanish surname, carried by 784 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M220

    Muzquiz: #29,947 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Muzquiz #29,947, 784 people Muzquiz: #29,947 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Muzquiz #29,947, 784 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Muzquiz is more common than 81.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Múzquiz, a Castilianized form of Basque Muzkitz; this surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 784 people named Muzquiz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 393,808 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 634.

    #29,947
    rank among US surnames
    784
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +23.7%
    change since 2000 (was #33,876)

    Who is named Muzquiz

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

    87% of people named Muzquiz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 12% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Musquiz

    Muzquiz has the Soundex code M220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M220.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Muzquiz come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Múzquiz, a Castilianized form of Basque Muzkitz; this surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
    How common is the surname Muzquiz?
    784 people in the United States had the surname Muzquiz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 393,808 Americans. It ranked 29,947th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Muzquiz?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Muzquiz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Muzquiz getting more or less common?
    More common. 634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 784 in 2010, up 24%.
    What are other spellings of Muzquiz?
    Musquiz.