Muckle

See also: muckle

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• From Middle English muchel (“big”), a nickname for a big man.
• Borrowed from German Mückle, a diminutive of Muck.

Proper noun

Muckle (plural Muckles)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Muckle-Wells syndrome

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Muckle is the 39555^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Muckle is most common among White (51.08%) and Black/African American (43.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Muckle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 630.