Musgrave
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English
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Etymology
From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + grāf (“grove”).
Proper noun
Musgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Musgraves)
- A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave. [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Musgrave is the 6769th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4982 individuals. Musgrave is most common among White (92.27%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Musgrave”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 639.