Explore the Family Name Muhs

The meaning of Muhs

1. German (Hamburg): variant of Muus or Muuss ‘mouse’. 2. German: habitational name from Muss near Neuwied (Rhineland).

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How common is the last name Muhs in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Muhs saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 27,970th and fell marginally to the 29,198th position in 2010, representing a decrease of 4.39 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 807 in 2000 to 811 in 2010, showing an increase of 0.5 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 10 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,970	#29,198	-4.39%
Count	807	811	0.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.27	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muhs

The ethnicity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census shows an interesting shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Muhs surname. The number of Asians/Pacific Islanders bearing this name rose from 0.99 percent in 2000 to 1.48 percent in 2010, marking a significant 49.49 percent increase. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as White reduced from 97.40 percent in 2000 to 95.19 percent in 2010, a 2.27 percent decrease. There was also a notable increase in the Hispanic population with this surname, rising 120.54 percent from 1.12 percent in 2000 to 2.47 percent in 2010. The data for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged, while the information on those identifying with two or more races was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.4%	95.19%	-2.27%
Hispanic	1.12%	2.47%	120.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.99%	1.48%	49.49%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%