The Muck surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,808 people carried this name — #16,041 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted. That is down 13% from 2,078 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Muck surname
From the German surname, from Mücke (“mosquito”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Muck» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 156 people named Muck.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
60 people named Muck live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
53 people named Muck have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 75 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Muck in American newspapers,
1859–1881.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 256,334 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Muck,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georg Muck 1795–1879 · historian -
Karl Muck 1859–1940 · conductor -
Beda Muck d. 1724 · composer
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Friedrich Johann Albert Muck 1764–1839 · composer
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Josef Muck 1824–1891 · composer
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Friedrich von Muck 1824–1899 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Muck.
- Mroczkowski 635 · U.S. census
- Mrowka 301 · U.S. census
- Mroz 2,834 · U.S. census
- Mrozek 1,415 · U.S. census
- Mucci 2,208 · U.S. census
- Mucha 2,563 · U.S. census
- Muckensturm 135 · U.S. census
- Mudry 444 · U.S. census
- Mueller 64,191 · U.S. census
- Muggeo 131 · U.S. census
- Mugica 363 · U.S. census
- Mugler 242 · U.S. census
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