Last Name MUSGRAVE

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Meaning	Local: Of Musgrave, a parish near Brough, county Westmire. It is probable, however, that some spot in the West England has given birth to a similar surname. King's falconer, from 'Meus,' Saxon, the place where the hawks were kept, and 'grave,' keeper.

Origin	English, French, Irish, Anglo-saxon, South african

Rank	6,310 (2000 US census)	7,314 (1990 US census)

Count	4,970 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

93.24%, or 4634 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
2.9%, or 144 total occurrences, as black,
0.42%, or 21 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.46%, or 23 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.11%, or 55 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.87%, or 93 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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