Musgraves

Musgraves Meaning & Origin

About Musgraves
The surname Musgraves is of English origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Muskir," meaning "mouse," and the Old Norse word "grof," meaning "grove" or "thicket." Therefore, the surname Musgraves can be interpreted as "the grove or thicket inhabited by mice." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name likely lived near or owned land with a grove or thicket where mice were abundant.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Musgraves: 363
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 56,310
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MSKRFS
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0260102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 S G R AA1 V EH0 S
🌐 IPA
/musgraves*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MSKRFS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M261

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Musgraves in Braille

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

The name Musgraves in braille

How to sign the name Musgraves using Sign Language

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

The name Musgraves in sign language

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