Muncaster

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Mulcaster

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Múli + the Old English noun ċeaster (“city, town”).

Proper noun

Muncaster (countable and uncountable, plural Muncasters)

1. A civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SD102569).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Muncaster is the 111426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 158 individuals. Muncaster is most common among White (94.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Muncaster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 634.

Anagrams

• cream nuts