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
Magness (Russian: Магнесс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Magness? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 93,710th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,432,301 people. Magness 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 prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 349 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,586 people, or 1 in 79,036. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Nevada, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Magness occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Wales, where 2 percent reside.
Magness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Magness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Magness are 17.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.96% being 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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