How common is the surname Magoon?

2,086 people in the United States had the surname Magoon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,008 Americans. It ranked 14,342nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Magoon?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Magoon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Magoon?

Charles Edward Magoon, American lawyer and diplomat (1861–1920).

Where is the surname Magoon most common?

Wikidata records people named Magoon in the United States.

Is the surname Magoon getting more or less common?

More common. 2,020 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,086 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Magoon

A surname, carried by 2,086 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Magoon is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,086 people named Magoon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,008 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,020.

#14,342

rank among US surnames

2,086

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,755)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,338	Ecklund	2,087	147,937
#14,342	Rogowski	2,086	148,008
#14,349	Moir	2,085	148,079

Who is named Magoon

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

91% of people named Magoon identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Magoons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Edward Magoon
American lawyer and diplomat (1861–1920)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Magoon

Magoon has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

Questions

How common is the surname Magoon?: 2,086 people in the United States had the surname Magoon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,008 Americans. It ranked 14,342nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Magoon?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Magoon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Magoon?: Charles Edward Magoon, American lawyer and diplomat (1861–1920).
Where is the surname Magoon most common?: Wikidata records people named Magoon in the United States.
Is the surname Magoon getting more or less common?: More common. 2,020 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,086 in 2010, up 3.3%.