Magnus Surname
Approximately 14,863 people bear this surname
Magnus Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Magnus.' A North-British name. In Shetland, Magnus as a fontname is tenth in order of frequency, and eleventh as a surname in the form of Manson (Magnus-son). There are also seventeen Magnussons; v.
Read More About This SurnameMagnus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,293 | 1:110,070 | 11,996 |
| Nigeria | 2,454 | 1:72,185 | 5,196 |
| Tanzania | 2,099 | 1:25,222 | 3,091 |
| Germany | 1,629 | 1:49,420 | 6,443 |
| Brazil | 619 | 1:345,839 | 13,286 |
| Canada | 609 | 1:60,502 | 7,116 |
| Belgium | 585 | 1:19,652 | 3,042 |
| England | 428 | 1:130,182 | 12,904 |
| Norway | 416 | 1:12,361 | 1,398 |
| Australia | 373 | 1:72,375 | 8,525 |
| Jamaica | 317 | 1:9,053 | 1,019 |
| France | 267 | 1:248,774 | 38,430 |
| Fiji | 251 | 1:3,563 | 644 |
| South Africa | 231 | 1:234,536 | 24,186 |
| Poland | 211 | 1:180,136 | 24,702 |
| Russia | 121 | 1:1,191,100 | 87,429 |
| Denmark | 84 | 1:67,199 | 6,734 |
| Estonia | 81 | 1:16,319 | 2,713 |
| Israel | 78 | 1:109,713 | 12,377 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 1:87,083 | 12,256 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Namibia | 35 | 1:68,840 | 7,364 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Slovakia | 20 | 1:266,822 | 40,422 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Iceland | 15 | 1:25,339 | 1,935 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 206 | 1:118,327 | 11,338 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 382 | 1:131,463 | 12,590 |
The alternate forms: Magnús (26) are calculated separately.
Magnus (73,060) may also be a first name.
Magnus Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Magnus.' A North-British name. In Shetland, Magnus as a fontname is tenth in order of frequency, and eleventh as a surname in the form of Manson (Magnus-son). There are also seventeen Magnussons; v. Scotsman, Oct. 16, 1886.
1780. Married — William Magnus and Alice Sherman: St. George, Hanover Square.
An ON. personal name, Magnuss, the source of Macvanish, q. v. In Shetland Magnus as a font name is tenth in order of frequency, and eleventh as a surname in the form Manson (= Magnus's son). There ere also seventeen Magnussons (Scotsman, Edinburgh, 16 October, 1886). As a forename we nave Magnus Caddenheid in Cortance, Aberdeen, 1633 (SCM., III, p. 116). In the form Manus it was a common name among the Macleans and Macdonalds, and gave origin to MacManuis. See Manson and Manus.
(Scandinavian-Latin) Great [Latin magnus] Cp. Mac Manus
(Swedish) The son of Magnus (great).
A well-known personal name, borne by many Scandinavian monarchs.
Gilbert, Warin, Ralph, Robert, Tustin, William Magnus, or Le Grand, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William and Simon Magnus, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
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Magnus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magnus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magnus (Marathi: मंगनुस, Russian: Магнус) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Magnús. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magnus? popularity and diffusion
Magnus is the 35,547th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 490,315 people. Magnus occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Magnus reside; 26 percent reside in North America and 26 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 13,390th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 73,060 people.
Magnus is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,293 people, or 1 in 110,070. In The United States Magnus is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 100 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.
Magnus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Magnus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Magnus surname rose 862 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Magnus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Magnus are 9.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.23% being registered with the political party.
The amount Magnus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.52% more than the national average, earning 430,948 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.28% more than the national average, earning R 359,508 per year; in United States they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $48,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $49,580 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magnus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magnus in the Marathi language | ||
| मंगनुस | manganusa | 50 |
| मँगनीस | mamganisa | 50 |
| Magnus in the Russian language | ||
| Магнус | magnus | - |
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