Musselwhite

English

Etymology

Unexplained. Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost place in Southern England, from Old English muscle (“mussel”) + wiht (“bend, curve”).

Proper noun

Musselwhite (plural Musselwhites)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Musselwhite is the 17613^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1595 individuals. Musselwhite is most common among White (95.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Musselwhite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 639.