Magoon Surname

154,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,850 people bear this surname

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

Magoon Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of the smith or worker in metals.

Magoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5461:142,36414,769
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Pakistan1111:1,609,40416,985
India431:17,838,730274,051
Israel151:570,50941,023
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5671:88,5699,169

Magoon (11) may also be a first name.

Magoon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of the smith or worker in metals.

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

A corruption of Mac Gowan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic.) A corruption of Macgowan, which signifies the son of the smith, from Mac, son, and gow, a smith; or it may be the same as Mc Coun, from Mac, son, and ceann, a head or chief—the son of the chief.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Magoon Last Name Facts

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

Magoon (Hindi: मगून) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magoon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magoon is the 154,106th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,557,034 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Magoon live; 93 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

Magoon is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,546 people, or 1 in 142,364. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Hampshire, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

Magoon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Magoon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Magoon surname rose 449 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Magoon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Magoon are 16.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Magoon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.5% less than the national average, earning $43,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangoon9214/
Maggoon9210/
MacGoon921/
Maghoon921/
Magoone920/
Magon916,783/
Mangon831,501/
Magone831,308/
Maggon83441/
Magong83330/
Magoun83309/
Masgon83134/
Maigon8397/
Maygon8374/
Mañgon8321/
Maghon8312/
Magond8310/
Magont837/
Magoin836/
Maagon833/
Magoen832/
Megoon832/
Meagon831/
Magonn831/
Mahgon831/
Magoom830/
Maugon830/
Mogoon830/
Maingon77710/
Maughon77373/
Makgone77212/
Masgong77204/
Manggon77193/
Mahgoun77171/
Maigong7772/
Masghon7747/
Magosin7729/
Mangoun7719/
Moghoon7716/
Meigoon7715/
Magoung7713/
MacGoun7710/
Maugone775/
Maigone774/
Magonne774/
Mahagon773/
Maungon773/
Mangoin772/
Magotin772/
Maghoun772/
Mahgong772/
Maggong772/
Magoing772/
Makgoen772/
Magoyne771/
Manghon771/
Maagone771/
Maagoun771/
Maghong771/
Mayghon771/
Maygong771/
Mongoon771/
Maggoun771/
Mogoone771/
Maygone770/
Meaghon770/
Magoink770/
Magoune770/
Mageeon770/
Magoine770/
Maugoin770/
Magan7331,846/
Magun73883/
Magoń73655/
Mogon73190/
Magom73143/
Megon73133/
Magán73112/
Magón736/
Magão732/
Magàn731/
Magòn731/
McGon730/
Mahgoune7195/
Mageehon7115/
Magongne717/
Magosing715/
Magossin714/
Maungoun714/
Magonowa712/
Mahagond711/
Magoutne711/
Maigoing711/
Maggoune711/
Mheangon711/
Magongue711/
Mangan6718,892/
Magane6713,858/
Magang672,293/
Mangun671,527/
Maghan671,491/
Magoum67954/
Magann67893/
Magand67724/
Mongon67620/
Maugan67435/
Magung67432/
Magaan67380/
Moogan67269/
Magund67258/
Meagan67227/
Mogoun67222/
Maghun67197/
Magant67170/
Magune67132/
Maguhn67132/
Maigan67128/
Maggan67108/
Mougon67101/
Mogone6785/
Mogong6770/
Masgan6761/
Masgun6731/
Maegan6726/
Maigun6716/
Maggun6715/
Magonzowa6714/
Maghom6712/
Moghon6712/
Mogoen6711/
Maygan6710/
Mahgan6710/
Maigongue679/
Maygun676/
Moigon676/
Magunt675/
Megoin675/
Megoun674/
Mogoin673/
Meghon672/
Magaun672/
Magoungue672/
Maigom671/
Maugun671/
Maganh671/
Maagan671/
Magunh671/
Moogon671/
Mahgom671/
MacGan670/
MacGom670/
Magahn670/
Mhagan670/

Magoon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magoon in the Hindi language
मगूनmaguna-

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Footnotes

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