Musco

Musco Meaning & Origin

About Musco
The surname Musco is of Italian origin and is derived from the word "musco," meaning "musk" or "musk-scented." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who had a musky smell or perhaps worked with musk or musk-scented products. The surname Musco is relatively rare and is primarily found in southern Italy, particularly in the regions of Calabria and Sicily.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Musco is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Musco: 617
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 36,286
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.21

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Musco based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Musco is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MSK
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M UW1 S K OW0
🌐 IPA
/ˈmuskoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Musco in Braille

Here's how to represent Musco in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Musco in braille

How to sign the name Musco using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Musco using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Musco in sign language

Numerology