Explore the Family Name Magin

The meaning of Magin

1. Catalan: Castilianized form (Magín) of Magí, from the personal name Maginus, probably a variant of Latin Maximus. The name was borne by a minor Christian saint from Tarragona, who was martyred at the beginning of the 4th century. 2. Irish: variant of McGinn.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Magin has seen a decline from 2000 to 2010. In terms of rankings, it fell from the 26,783rd position in 2000 to the 32,438th in 2010, marking a 21.11% drop. Similarly, the total count of individuals with the Magin surname decreased from 854 to 709 over this period, a reduction of nearly 17%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Magin per 100,000 people also fell by 25%, from 0.32 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,783	#32,438	-21.11%
Count	854	709	-16.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.24	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Magin

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Magin identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 94.38% to 93.51%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander significantly dropped by 44.08%, from 1.52% to 0.85%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with the last name Magin saw an increase of 42.25%, growing from 2.58% to 3.67%. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of people identifying as two or more races in 2010, while the percentages of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero, with the former experiencing a complete fall-off from 0.94% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.38%	93.51%	-0.92%
Hispanic	2.58%	3.67%	42.25%
Two or More Races	0%	1.41%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.52%	0.85%	-44.08%
Black	0.94%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%