Magness Surname
Approximately 5,088 people bear this surname
Magness Surname Definition:
From the Old Norse, Magnús; in the Domesday Book, Magne, Maigno; from the German, Magnus; from the French, Magniers, Magniez; a personal name.$
Magness Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,586 | 1:79,036 | 9,016 |
| England | 218 | 1:255,587 | 20,554 |
| Wales | 102 | 1:30,339 | 3,079 |
| New Zealand | 71 | 1:63,779 | 9,777 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 169 | 1:144,233 | 12,901 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:40,216 | 2,129 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 582 | 1:86,286 | 8,969 |
Magness (349) may also be a first name.
Magness Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Old Norse, Magnús; in the Domesday Book, Magne, Maigno; from the German, Magnus; from the French, Magniers, Magniez; a personal name.$
Magness Demographics
Magness Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Magness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magness Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magness (Russian: Магнесс) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magness? popularity and diffusion
It is the 93,710th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,432,301 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Magness reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 466,636th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 349 people.
It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,586 people, or 1 in 79,036. In The United States Magness is mostly found in: Texas, where 18 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Nevada, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Wales, where 2 percent live.
Magness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Magness has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 788 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Magness Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Magness surname are 17.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.96% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Magness earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $51,928 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magness Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magness in the Russian language | ||
| Магнесс | magness | - |
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Footnotes
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