Explore the Family Name Musselwhite

The meaning of Musselwhite

English (Wiltshire and Hampshire): unexplained.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Musselwhite" has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 16562nd most popular last name, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 17613th spot, marking a change of -6.35%. The count of people with this surname remained almost steady during this decade, decreasing minutely from 1,596 in 2000 to 1,595 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people per 100k with the Musselwhite surname also decreased by -8.47%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,562	#17,613	-6.35%
Count	1,596	1,595	-0.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.54	-8.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Musselwhite

As per the ethnic identity data revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals bearing the Musselwhite surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although this percentage saw a minor decline of -1.81% over the decade. In 2000, people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander under the Musselwhite surname was at 0.31%, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. There was a notable increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.88% in 2000 to 2.38% in 2010, which constitutes a significant change of 170.45%. People identifying as two or more races also increased from 1.25% to 1.63% during the same period. However, there were no individuals with the Musselwhite surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.12%	95.36%	-1.81%
Hispanic	0.88%	2.38%	170.45%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.63%	30.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%