Find out how popular the last name Mausser is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Mausser.

Mausser, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Mausser surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mausser in America

Mausser is the 52482nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mausser surname appeared 395 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Mausser.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mausser to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mausser

The surname Mausser is of German origin, deriving from the medieval word "Maus" meaning "mouse." It is believed to have originated as an occupational name for someone who caught or dealt with mice, potentially a rat-catcher.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mausser can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical records from the former Kingdom of Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. The name appears as "Mawsser" in a document from 1287.

In the late 15th century, a German physician and alchemist named Paracelsus (1493-1541), whose full name was Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, was also known by the pseudonym "Mausser." This was likely a reference to his interest in alchemy and the transformation of base metals into gold, with the mouse symbolizing the alchemical process.

During the 16th century, the name Mausser appeared in various historical records across German-speaking regions. In 1532, a Hans Mausser was recorded as a resident of the town of Nördlingen in modern-day Bavaria.

In the 18th century, a notable figure named Johann Mausser (1720-1788) was a German composer and organist who served in the court of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg.

Another prominent individual with the surname Mausser was Wilhelm Mausser (1822-1882), a German firearms designer and inventor. He is best known for designing the Mausser rifle, which became widely used by various militaries around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Other historical figures with the surname Mausser include Karl Mausser (1854-1923), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Nuremberg, and Hans Mausser (1879-1945), a German politician and member of the Nazi Party during the Third Reich.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mausser

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mausser.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Mausser was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mausser has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Mausser was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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