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Early Origins of the Musser family

The surname Musser was first found in Brittany, where they have held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Musser family

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Musser Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Musy, Musie, Musies, Mussy, Mussie, Mussies, Mussey, Mousy, Mousie, Musset, Musy, Musse, de la Musse, LaMusse, DeMusse, Mussi, Musi, Mousies, Moussy, Moussie, Moussies, Mucy, Mucey, Mucie, Mucies, Moucie, Moucies, Moucey, de Musy and many more.

Early Notables of the Musser family

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Musser Ranking

In the United States, the name Musser is the 3,663rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1


United States Musser migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Musser Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Musser, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1866 2
  • Francis R. Musser, aged 38, who settled in America, in 1893
  • Clifton R. Musser, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1895
Musser Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Frank Butler Musser, aged 42, who landed in America, in 1907
  • David Musser, aged 8, who immigrated to the United States, in 1909
  • Agnes Musser, aged 53, who settled in America, in 1911
  • Amos L. Musser, aged 50, who immigrated to the United States, in 1912
  • Blair A. Musser, aged 22, who immigrated to America, in 1918
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Musser (post 1700) +

  • Alec Musser (1973-2024), American actor and fitness model
  • Warren V. "Pete" Musser (1928-2019), American founder and past Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc
  • Terry M. Musser (1947-2018), American politician
  • Tharon Musser (b. 1925), American Tony award winning Broadway lighting designer
  • Paul Musser (1889-1973), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Neal Musser (b. 1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Joseph White Musser (1872-1954), American Mormon fundamentalist leader
  • Guy Musser (b. 1936), American zoologist
  • George Musser (b. 1965), American senior editor for Scientific American
  • William Daniel "Danny" Musser (1905-2000), American Major League Baseball third baseman
  • ... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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