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
Average Male Magness Height
177.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Magness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magness Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magness (Russian: Магнесс) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magness? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 93,710th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,432,301 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Magness live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Magness is also the 466,636th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 349 people.
The last name Magness 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 it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Nevada, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Wales, where 2 percent live.
Magness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Magness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Magness last name expanded 788 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Magness Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Magness last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Magness surname are 17.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.96% registered with the 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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