Mager Surname
Approximately 19,458 people bear this surname
Mager Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Malger' or 'Mauger.' The modern form is imitative. The font-name was fairly popular in the 13th century. Mauger is found as a single personal name in the Hundred Rolls (ii.
Read More About This SurnameMager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,747 | 1:10,392 | 1,306 |
| United States | 4,584 | 1:79,070 | 9,021 |
| Russia | 915 | 1:157,512 | 18,114 |
| France | 775 | 1:85,707 | 12,202 |
| Belarus | 769 | 1:12,355 | 1,926 |
| Austria | 642 | 1:13,264 | 1,914 |
| Netherlands | 508 | 1:33,242 | 5,528 |
| Romania | 414 | 1:48,497 | 6,013 |
| Canada | 350 | 1:105,273 | 11,355 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| England | 315 | 1:176,883 | 16,062 |
| India | 300 | 1:2,556,885 | 81,006 |
| Australia | 228 | 1:118,402 | 13,082 |
| Poland | 184 | 1:206,569 | 27,445 |
| Belgium | 168 | 1:68,432 | 10,932 |
| Indonesia | 138 | 1:958,327 | 70,806 |
| Brazil | 133 | 1:1,609,581 | 53,222 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Israel | 96 | 1:89,142 | 10,512 |
| Kazakhstan | 77 | 1:229,643 | 20,634 |
| New Zealand | 75 | 1:60,378 | 9,390 |
| Slovenia | 64 | 1:38,870 | 7,228 |
| Italy | 61 | 1:1,002,569 | 69,817 |
| Slovakia | 48 | 1:111,176 | 20,971 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 302 | 1:80,713 | 8,671 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 631 | 1:79,586 | 8,390 |
The alternate forms: Mäger (116), Máger (80) & Magér (4) are calculated separately.
Mager (653) may also be a first name.
Mager Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Malger' or 'Mauger.' The modern form is imitative. The font-name was fairly popular in the 13th century. Mauger is found as a single personal name in the Hundred Rolls (ii. 609, and again ii. 797). For other instances, v. Mauger.
Thomas fil. Mager, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Mauger, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Richard Malgor, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Mauger de la Neuland, Close Rolls, 31 Henry VI.
I find no evidence to prove that Major as a surname is the Latin major, i.e. mayor, a town magistrate (v. Mair). The present military major is modern from a surname point of view.
1561. Baptised — Robert, s. John Maygor: St. Mary Aldermary.
1577. — Alice, d. William Mager: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1742. Married — Robert Major and Elizabeth Davis: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1 a variant of Meager1, q.v.
2 v. Major.
(Dutch) The slender, gaunt person.
From mager, maga, the feeding-place. Others connect the name Magor with Mauger, Major, Mayor, and Mayer. See also Maker.
An officer next in rank above a captain.
Mager Demographics
Average Mager Salary in
United States
$45,818 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mager (Hindi: मगेर, Marathi: मगर, Russian: Магер) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Mäger, Máger or Magér. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mager? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 27,632nd most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 374,527 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Mager reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 324,981st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 653 people.
The surname Mager is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 7,747 people, or 1 in 10,392. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 80 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.
Mager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mager has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 726 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mager Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mager last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Mager are 4.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.57% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mager earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.65% less than the national average, earning 215,793 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.92% less than the national average, earning R 206,940 per year; in United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $54,438 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mager Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mager in the Hindi language | ||
| मगेर | magera | - |
| Mager in the Marathi language | ||
| मगर | magara | 71.74 |
| मगेर | magera | 23.91 |
| मागेर् | mager | 0.87 |
| मागेर | magera | 0.87 |
| नागे | nage | 0.87 |
| मणेर | manera | 0.87 |
| मगरे | magare | 0.87 |
| Mager in the Russian language | ||
| Магер | mager | - |
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