Explore the Family Name Magette

The meaning of Magette

Altered form of French Maget: from a diminutive of Old French mage ‘greater, superior, main’, used as a nickname for the eldest son. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Magett and Majette.

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How common is the last name Magette in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Magette has seen a slight change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 99,725 in terms of frequency, but fell slightly to rank 100,791 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by approximately 1.07%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 168 to 179 during the same period, an increase of about 6.55%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#99,725	#100,791	-1.07%
Count	168	179	6.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Magette

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Magette. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races both saw an increase from zero in 2000 to 2.79% and 5.03% respectively in 2010. The percentage of individuals with the surname identifying as White decreased slightly from 77.38% in 2000 to 74.86% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of Black individuals with this surname also saw a decrease, from 20.24% in 2000 to 15.08% in 2010. The percentages of Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.38%	74.86%	-3.26%
Black	20.24%	15.08%	-25.49%
Two or More Races	0%	5.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.79%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%