German (Hamburg): nickname for someone supposedly resembling a mouse in appearance or timidity from Middle High German mūs ‘mouse’. Compare Maus and Muhs .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Muus families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Muus family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Muus families were found in USA in 1920. In 1871 there were 2 Muus families living in Fife. This was 100% of all the recorded Muus's in Scotland. Fife had the highest population of Muus families in 1871.
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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Muus life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1989, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Muus in 1963 was 74, and 94 in 2004.