Explore the Family Name Musco

The meaning of Musco

Italian: 1. topographic name from musco ‘moss’ (from Latin muscus). 2. unflattering nickname from Sicilian muscu ‘miser’ or ‘untrustworthy or lawless person’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Lucio, Sal, Carlo, Enrico, Nunzio, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Musco saw a decline in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 31,704 with 689 people bearing the name. By 2010, however, its rank had dropped to 36,286, a decrease of 14.45%, and the count had also decreased by 10.45% to 617. This resulted in a proportion per 100,000 people of 0.26 in 2000 and 0.21 in 2010, marking a decrease of 19.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,704	#36,286	-14.45%
Count	689	617	-10.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.21	-19.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Musco

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Musco also shifted during this period, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, constituting 91.73% of the population in 2000 and dipping slightly to 90.44% in 2010. There were no individuals in the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year. Those identifying as two or more races experienced a decrease from 1.74% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2010. However, there was an increase in the Hispanic category, from 1.02% in 2000 to 1.78% in 2010, while the Black category also increased from 5.08% to 5.83%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.73%	90.44%	-1.41%
Black	5.08%	5.83%	14.76%
Hispanic	1.02%	1.78%	74.51%
Two or More Races	1.74%	1.3%	-25.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%