Musgrave

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Mosgrove, Musgrove

Etymology

From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + grāf (“grove”).

Proper noun

Musgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Musgraves)

1. A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Great Musgrave
• Little Musgrave
• Mount Musgrave
• Musgrave Harbour
• Musgravetown

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Musgrave is the 6769^th 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.