# Magyar (surname)

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

A surname from Hungarian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hungarian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,098 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,274 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 147,162 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.6% (2,085 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmæɡjɑɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hungarian magyar, from Proto-Ugric *mańćɜ (“man, person”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Magyar 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) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Maguire, Mager, Makar, Mauger, Magro, Mazhar, McGuire, Moser, McCray, McGraw, Major, Messer.

## 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.