Explore the Family Name Magnolia

The meaning of Magnolia

Italian: from magnolia ‘magnolia’ or from the female personal name Magnolia derived from this plant-name.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Magnolia saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 99,214 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, its rank had fallen to 123,796 reflecting a decrease of about 24.78%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 169 in 2000 to 139 in 2010, marking a 17.75% drop. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Magnolia per 100,000 population also fell by approximately 16.67%, moving from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.05 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#99,214	#123,796	-24.78%
Count	169	139	-17.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Magnolia

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census suggests changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Magnolia between 2000 and 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, those who identified with two or more races increased by 21.78%, moving from 4.73% to 5.76%. The percentage of individuals with the surname Magnolia identifying as White slightly increased from 83.43% to 84.89%, a change of 1.75%. Conversely, the portion identifying as Hispanic dropped significantly by 39.13%, from 8.28% to 5.04%. Data for Black ethnicity was suppressed for privacy in 2010, but accounted for 2.96% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.43%	84.89%	1.75%
Two or More Races	4.73%	5.76%	21.78%
Hispanic	8.28%	5.04%	-39.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.96%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%