Explore the Family Name Magill
The meaning of Magill
Irish: variant of McGill.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Magill in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Magill has seen a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dipped slightly from 5953 to 6036, reflecting a decrease of 1.39%. Despite this, the number of individuals carrying the Magill surname actually increased over the decade, with a count of 5325 in 2000 rising to 5692 by 2010, marking a growth of 6.89%. However, when considering the proportion of individuals named Magill per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 2.03% over the same time period.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #5,953 | #6,036 | -1.39% |
Count | 5,325 | 5,692 | 6.89% |
Proportion per 100k | 1.97 | 1.93 | -2.03% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Magill
When we turn our attention to the ethnic identity associated with the Magill surname, we also see changes based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest segment of the population with this surname identifies as White, although the percentage dropped marginally from 95.83% in 2000 to 94.17% in 2010. There were increases in all other reported ethnicities over this period. The Asian/Pacific Islander group saw the biggest increase of 70.73%, followed by those identifying as Black (54.55%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (42.86%). Those reporting two or more races also increased by 42.65%. Lastly, the Hispanic population with the Magill surname grew by 28.04%.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 95.83% | 94.17% | -1.73% |
Hispanic | 2.14% | 2.74% | 28.04% |
Black | 0.66% | 1.02% | 54.55% |
Two or More Races | 0.68% | 0.97% | 42.65% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.41% | 0.7% | 70.73% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.28% | 0.4% | 42.86% |
Magill ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Magill is British & Irish, which comprises 53.2% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (23.5%) and Eastern European (4.8%). Additional ancestries include Spanish & Portuguese, Scandinavian, Ashkenazi Jewish, Italian, and Indigenous American.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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British & Irish | 53.2% |
French & German | 23.5% |
Eastern European | 4.8% |
Other | 18.4% |
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Possible origins of the surname Magill
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Magill have recent ancestry locations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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Greater London, United Kingdom | 92.30% |
Glasgow City, United Kingdom | 92.30% |
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 92.30% |
Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom | 91.70% |
Belfast, United Kingdom | 91.70% |
What Magill haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Magill is R-L20, which is predominantly found among people with European ancestry. Haplogroup R-L20 is descended from haplogroup R-M343. Other common haplogroups include R-L1065 and R-CTS241, which are predominantly found among people with European and European ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Mcgill, Waldron, Love, Ingram, Hackett, Morris, Reynolds, Woods, Wiggins, Mccormick.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Magill surname are: H1, K1a, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
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Your maternal lineage may be linked to Marie Antoinette
Because it is so dominant in the general European population, haplogroup H also appears quite frequently in the continent's royal houses. Marie Antoinette, an Austrian Hapsburg who married into the French royal family, inherited the haplogroup from her maternal ancestors. So did Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose recorded genealogy traces his female line to Bavaria. Scientists also discovered that famed 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus traced his maternal lineages to haplogroup H.
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What do people with the surname Magill have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Magill?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Magill are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition