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    The surname Magness

    A surname, carried by 3,036 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M252

    Magness: #10,555 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Magness #10,555, 3,036 people Magness: #10,555 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Magness #10,555, 3,036 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Magness is more common than 93.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,036 people named Magness in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,695 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,929.

    #10,555
    rank among US surnames
    3,036
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #10,123)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,548Wilkin3,039101,594
    #10,552Basler3,038101,628
    #10,553Hilty3,037101,661
    #10,555Magness3,036101,695
    #10,560Biggerstaff3,035101,728
    #10,563Nadler3,034101,762

    Who is named Magness

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

    91% of people named Magness identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Magnesss

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Janiva Magness
      American blues singer, born 1957
    • Camryn
      American pop singer and actress from Denver, Colorado, 1999–2025

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Magness

    Magness has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Magness?
    3,036 people in the United States had the surname Magness in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,695 Americans. It ranked 10,555th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Magness?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Magness identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Magness?
    Janiva Magness, American blues singer, followed by Camryn.
    Where is the surname Magness most common?
    Wikidata records people named Magness in the United States.
    Is the surname Magness getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,929 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,036 in 2010, up 3.7%.