Explore the Family Name Muskat

The meaning of Muskat

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a spice merchant, from Middle High German muscāt, German Muskat ‘nutmeg, mace’. As a Jewish name it is mainly artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Shalom.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Muskat has seen minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. Its rank fell slightly from 64,750 in 2000 to 66,754 in 2010, a change of -3.09%. However, the number of people with this surname increased from 287 to 296 during the same period, indicating a rise of 3.14%. The proportion per 100,000 residents bearing the Muskat surname dropped by -9.09%, moving from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,750	#66,754	-3.09%
Count	287	296	3.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muskat

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Muskat also saw some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2010, the majority of individuals with this last name identified as White, accounting for 91.89%, a negligible decrease from 91.99% in 2000. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped notably from 4.88% to 3.04%. While no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Black in 2010 that were not present in 2000. The percentage of individuals claiming two or more ethnicities slightly decreased from 2.44% to 2.36%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.99%	91.89%	-0.11%
Hispanic	4.88%	3.04%	-37.7%
Two or More Races	2.44%	2.36%	-3.28%
Black	0%	1.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%