Explore the Family Name Musel

The meaning of Musel

1. German (mainly Müsel): unexplained. 2. Czech: nickname meaning ‘he had to do it’, from the past participle of the verb muset ‘to be required to do something’. It is a cognate of Musil.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Musel declined slightly between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name slipped from 69,201st place to 79,075th place, a decrease of 14.27 percent. In terms of the actual count, there were 265 individuals with this name in 2000 compared to 241 in 2010, reflecting a decline of 9.06 percent. This indicates that for every 100,000 people, the proportion bearing this surname went down by 20 percent from 0.1 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,201	#79,075	-14.27%
Count	265	241	-9.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Musel

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Musel, we see some changes as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as white, at 90.94 percent, which slightly decreased to 90.04 percent in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity representation increased significantly from 4.15 percent in 2000 to 6.64 percent in 2010 - a growth of 60 percent. In 2000, some 3.02 percent of individuals with the surname identified as having two or more races, however, this category was not represented in the 2010 census. There were no recorded instances of the surname amongst those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.94%	90.04%	-0.99%
Hispanic	4.15%	6.64%	60%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.02%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%