Explore the Family Name Magnusen

The meaning of Magnusen

Americanized form (and a very rare Danish and Norwegian variant) of Danish and Norwegian Magnussen. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Magnusen" has increased significantly from 2000 to 2010. The rank improved from 76,946 to 64,054, marking a 16.75% change. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Magnusen surname also saw a significant increase during this period, rising from 232 to 311, reflecting a 34.05% change. The proportion of people with the Magnusen surname per 100k population also saw an increase from 0.09 to 0.11, a 22.22% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,946	#64,054	16.75%
Count	232	311	34.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Magnusen

The ethnicity distribution for the surname "Magnusen", as per the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals certain shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with the surname were identified as White in both years (87.5% in 2000 and 82.32% in 2010), there was a slight decrease of 5.92%. Individuals identifying as Black made up 4.31% in 2000 and experienced a rise to 5.47% in 2010, a 26.91% change. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw a 36.68% increase from 2.59% to 3.54%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were previously unrecorded in 2000 but appeared in 2010 at 1.93% and 2.57% respectively. Lastly, those identifying with two or more races saw an increase of 38.41%, from 3.02% in 2000 to 4.18% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.5%	82.32%	-5.92%
Black	4.31%	5.47%	26.91%
Two or More Races	3.02%	4.18%	38.41%
Hispanic	2.59%	3.54%	36.68%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.93%	0%