Musselwhite
English
editEtymology
editUnexplained. Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost place in Southern England, from Old English muscle (“mussel”) + wiht (“bend, curve”).
Proper noun
editMusselwhite (plural Musselwhites)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Musselwhite is the 17613th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1595 individuals. Musselwhite is most common among White (95.36%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Musselwhite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 639.