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    The surname Magnani

    An Italian surname, carried by 1,053 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M255

    Magnani: #23,957 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Magnani #23,957, 1,053 people Magnani: #23,957 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Magnani #23,957, 1,053 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Magnani is more common than 85.2% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Magnani.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,053 people named Magnani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 293,206 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 999.

    #23,957
    rank among US surnames
    1,053
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.4%
    change since 2000 (was #23,657)

    Who is named Magnani

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named Magnani identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Magnanis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Giangiacomo Magnani
      Association football player, born 1995

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Magnani

    Magnani has the Soundex code M255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M255.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Magnani come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Magnani.
    How common is the surname Magnani?
    1,053 people in the United States had the surname Magnani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 293,206 Americans. It ranked 23,957th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Magnani?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Magnani identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Magnani?
    Giangiacomo Magnani, association football player.
    Where is the surname Magnani most common?
    Wikidata records people named Magnani in Italy.
    Is the surname Magnani getting more or less common?
    More common. 999 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,053 in 2010, up 5.4%.