Muncaster
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Mulcaster
Etymology
From the Old Norse personal name Múli + the Old English noun ċeaster (“city, town”).
Proper noun
Muncaster (countable and uncountable, plural Muncasters)
- A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SD102569). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Muncaster is the 111426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 158 individuals. Muncaster is most common among White (94.94%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Muncaster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 634.