Musick
An English surname often treated as a spelling variant of Music, likely from the word for music or a nickname connected with singing.
The #5,033 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 44,284 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Musick is generally understood as a spelling variant of Music, from Middle English and Anglo-French words for "music," ultimately from Latin musica. As a surname, it likely began as a nickname for someone associated with music or musical performance, or perhaps for a person with a musical temperament. The final -k spelling is an old orthographic variant rather than a different root.
History
The surname appears in American records and nineteenth-century surname books, where it is usually treated alongside other spellings of Music. Some older writers listed it among distinctive or notable names, but they do not provide a strong separate etymology for it. In practice, Musick and Music have often been treated as variant spellings of the same surname.
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Fun fact
Nineteenth-century name collectors sometimes grouped Musick with other surnames that sounded like ordinary English words, which made it memorable to readers.
From the historical record
“Mock. Musick. Mallet. Maydenhead.”
— Ludus Patronymicus; or, the etymology of curious surnames