The Musgrove surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,660 people carried this name — #5,237 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,554 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Musgrove surname

Variant of Musgrave.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Musgrove» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Musgrave’.

An early record he cites: Roger de Mussegrave, 1277 — Writs of Parliament.

His entry covers Musgrave and Musgrove.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 547 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

21 families named Musgrove, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 133 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maryland 8
North Carolina 5
Pennsylvania 4
South Carolina 3
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 254 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Musgrove in American newspapers,
1850–1913.

Newspaper page from Sunday Dispatch carrying the name Musgrove
Sunday Dispatch 1850-09-29
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Musgrove
The Washington Times 1913-04-30
Newspaper page from The Saint Paul Globe carrying the name Musgrove
The Saint Paul Globe 1896-09-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,386 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Musgrove in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

48,095 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Musgrove. The most, 25,096, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 17,260
Victoria 15,630
South Australia 6,333
Queensland 3,636
Western Australia 3,447
Tasmania 1,736
ACT (Canberra) 38
Northern Territory 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Musgrove.

Who carried it

People named Musgrove,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sir John Musgrove, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Musgrove, 1st Baronet 1793–1881 · businessperson
  • Sir John Musgrove, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Musgrove, 1st Baronet 1793–1881 · businessperson
  • George Musgrove
    George Musgrove 1854–1916 · theatre manager
  • Henry Musgrove
    Henry Musgrove 1858–1931 · cricketer
  • Rhoda Isabel Musgrove d. 1930
  • Mary Musgrove 1700–1765 · diplomat

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Musgrove,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States563 records

563 records of the Musgrove name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 229
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 99
  • Other U.S. records 235
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Buster W. Musgrove

    Born 1924 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1945 at Oklahoma City; driver from Garvin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Dearl Musgrove

    Born 1932; from Murfreesboro, Arkansas. U.S. Navy, fireman; killed in action 1951 in Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Musgrove

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Boadicia from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 563 records for Musgrove in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia410 records

410 records of the Musgrove name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 284
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 94
  • Other Australian records 32
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Maria Musgrove

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Rajah, sailing from London in 1841. Native of Devonport, Devon. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1845.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Amelia Musgrove

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Monica, aged 24; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Thomas H. Musgrove

    NSW railway employee; served in the First World War with the 13th Battalion (12th Reinforcements).

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 410 records for Musgrove in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada51 records

51 records of the Musgrove name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 18
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 7
  • Other Canadian records 26
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Musgrove

    Came to Ontario in 1869 aboard the Crocodile, landing at Quebec, bound for Lindsay, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas J. Musgrove

    Died 1921; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Musgrove

    Died 1961 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 51 records for Musgrove in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom10 records

10 records of the Musgrove name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 9
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Musgrove

    Buried in 1791 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 26.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. J. Musgrove

    King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Musgrove

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Musgrove in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand9 records

9 records of the Musgrove name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 6
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick Evans Musgrove

    Died 1989, aged 87; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record David Frederick Musgrove

    Died 2000, aged 90; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick Joseph Musgrove

    Died 1953, aged 81; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Musgrove in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Musgrove name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henry Allen Musgrove

    Died 1952 in Rotterdam, aged 53.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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