How common is the surname Magnus?

2,291 people in the United States had the surname Magnus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,765 Americans. It ranked 13,316th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Magnus?

Sandra Magnus, American astronaut, followed by Ariel Magnus.

Where is the surname Magnus most common?

Wikidata records people named Magnus in the United States and Argentina.

How do you pronounce Magnus?

Magnus is /ˈmæɡnəs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Magnus getting more or less common?

More common. 2,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,291 in 2010, up 5.2%.

Is Magnus also a first name?

Yes. Magnus is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Magnus

A Latin surname, carried by 2,291 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmæɡnəs/ 2 syllables Soundex M252 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Magnus is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

Borrowed from Latin magnus (“great”), taken from the title of Carolus Magnus "Charlemagne" by an eleventh century king of Norway, and brought to Scotland in medieval times.

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,291 people named Magnus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,765 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,177.

#13,316

rank among US surnames

2,291

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,938)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,316	Edler	2,291	134,765
#13,322	Trumbull	2,290	134,823

Who is named Magnus

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

88% of people named Magnus identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Magnuss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sandra Magnus
American astronaut, born 1964
Ariel Magnus
Argentine writer, born 1975

Notable Magnuss come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Magnus

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

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Magnus come from?: Borrowed from Latin magnus (“great”), taken from the title of Carolus Magnus "Charlemagne" by an eleventh century king of Norway, and brought to Scotland in medieval times.
How common is the surname Magnus?: 2,291 people in the United States had the surname Magnus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,765 Americans. It ranked 13,316th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Magnus?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Magnus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Magnus?: Sandra Magnus, American astronaut, followed by Ariel Magnus.
Where is the surname Magnus most common?: Wikidata records people named Magnus in the United States and Argentina.
How do you pronounce Magnus?: Magnus is /ˈmæɡnəs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Magnus getting more or less common?: More common. 2,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,291 in 2010, up 5.2%.
Is Magnus also a first name?: Yes. Magnus is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.