Magnuson Surname

42,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Magnuson Surname Definition:

(Swedish) The son of Magnus (great).

Magnuson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,4691:31,6033,948
Canada4901:75,1958,491
Sweden1251:78,7745,875
Australia911:296,65626,074
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
England221:2,532,63991,802
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3551:141,46113,305

Magnuson (28) may also be a first name.

Magnuson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) The son of Magnus (great).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Magnuson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Magnuson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Magnuson (Russian: Магнусон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Magnuson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magnuson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,350th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 592,002 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Magnuson are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 28 people.

The last name Magnuson is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 11,469 people, or 1 in 31,603. In The United States Magnuson is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 16 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Magnuson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Magnuson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,231 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Magnuson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Magnuson surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Magnuson last name are 9.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Magnuson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.22% more than the national average, earning R 364,104 per year; in United States they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $46,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Magnuson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magnuson in the Russian language
Магнусонmagnuson-

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