# Magnuson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/magnuson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Swedish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,980 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,445 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,690 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (7,957 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the North Germanic/Scandinavian surname, from Swedish Magnusson, Danish and Norwegian Magnussen, all from Old Norse Magnusen, a patronym meaning "son of Magnus," from Latin Magnus, from magnus (“great”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Magnuson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Magnuson in the United States.

## People named Magnuson

- Ann Magnuson, actress, performance artist, singer
- Christine Magnuson, American swimmer
- Warren Magnuson, American politician (1905–1989)

## Similar surnames

Magnusson, Magness, Magnus, Maginnis, McKenzie, McKnight, McGinnis, Mackenzie, McInnis, McMichael, McMaster, Messenger.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.