Explore the Family Name Musil

The meaning of Musil

1. Czech: nickname meaning ‘he had to do it’, from the past participle of the verb musit ‘to be required to do something’. It is a cognate of Musel. 2. Polish (Musił): variant of Musiał (see Musial). The surname Musił is very rare in Poland.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Musil has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. It was ranked 19,107th most common in 2000 and dropped to the 20,232nd position in 2010, indicating a decline of approximately 5.89%. The actual count of people with this surname remained nearly stable with only a slight decrease from 1,317 to 1,316. The proportion per 100,000 also experienced a minor drop of 8.16% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,107	#20,232	-5.89%
Count	1,317	1,316	-0.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.45	-8.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Musil

The ethnic identity associated with the Musil surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has shown some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority (96.20%) identified as White, which slightly diminished to 95.74% in 2010. The proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races were reduced to zero and 0.99% respectively. There was no change recorded for Black ethnicity while a new addition of American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in 2010 with a proportion of 0.38%. Interestingly, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase of 37.91%, rising from 1.82% to 2.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.2%	95.74%	-0.48%
Hispanic	1.82%	2.51%	37.91%
Two or More Races	1.06%	0.99%	-6.6%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%