Explore the Family Name Magnusson
The meaning of Magnusson
1. Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Magnus. 2. Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Magnussen, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Anders, Erland, Gisli, Kerstin, Lars, Nils, Ottar, Thor. German Hans, Kurt, Fritz.
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How common is the last name Magnusson in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Magnusson witnessed a slight change between 2000 and 2010. Although there was a marginal drop in its rank from 14,771 to 14,842 (a decrease of 0.48%), the count of individuals with this last name increased by 8.24%, climbing up from 1,844 to 1,996. Interestingly, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.68, indicating that while more people adopted or were born into the Magnusson name during this decade, it kept pace with the overall population growth.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #14,771 | #14,842 | -0.48% |
Count | 1,844 | 1,996 | 8.24% |
Proportion per 100k | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Magnusson
When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Magnusson surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census revealed some shifts from 2000 to 2010. Predominantly associated with the White ethnicity (95.64% in 2010, down slightly from 96.04% in 2000), the surname also saw an increase within the Hispanic community, jumping from 1.68% to 2.25%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races declined by 13.58%, from 0.81% to 0.70%, and there was a decrease among those identifying as Black, from 0.87% to 0.70%. There was no representation of the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either census year for this surname.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 96.04% | 95.64% | -0.42% |
Hispanic | 1.68% | 2.25% | 33.93% |
Two or More Races | 0.81% | 0.7% | -13.58% |
Black | 0.87% | 0.7% | -19.54% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Magnusson 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 Magnusson is Scandinavian, which comprises 35.7% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are British & Irish (30.2%) and French & German (16.5%). Additional ancestries include Eastern European, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese, Indigenous American, and Finnish.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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Scandinavian | 35.7% |
British & Irish | 30.2% |
French & German | 16.5% |
Other | 17.5% |
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Possible origins of the surname Magnusson
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 Magnusson have recent ancestry locations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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West Midlands, United Kingdom | 63.90% |
Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom | 63.90% |
Merseyside, United Kingdom | 63.90% |
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | 63.90% |
Greater London, United Kingdom | 63.90% |
What Magnusson 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 Magnusson is O-F2415, which is predominantly found among people with East Asian & Indigenous American ancestry. Haplogroup O-F2415 is descended from haplogroup O-M1359. Other common haplogroups include E-M183 and O-F2859, which are predominantly found among people with European and East Asian & Indigenous American ancestry.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Magnusson surname are: H1, U2_3_4_7_8_9, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
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Your paternal lineage may be linked to the Cham
One of the many populations harboring members of haplogroup O1b1a1a1a1 is the Cham ethnic group, a group of people who speak Austronesian languages in Mainland Southeast Asia. Austronesian languages make up a language family that is extremely large and widespread, comprising over 350 million people on islands such as Madagascar, Easter Island, and many others. However, Austronesian languages are less common on mainland Asia, with a notable exception being the Chamic language. Research suggests that ancestors of the Cham people migrated from Southeast Asian islands to the mainland around the year 500 BCE, and that early Cham populations quickly began mixing with indigenous southern Vietnamese populations. As a result, the Chamic language now has words that were borrowed from languages spoken by indigenous Vietnamese people. It is likely that an ancestral Kinh population was one of the populations that mixed with the Cham people shortly after their migration to mainland Asia.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to the nomadic Tuareg of the Sahara
Though haplogroup H1 rarely reaches high frequencies beyond western Europe, over 60% of eastern Tuareg in Libya belong to haplogroup H1. The Tuareg call themselves the Imazghan, meaning “free people.” They are an isolated, semi-nomadic people who inhabit the West-Central Sahara and are known today for a distinctive dark blue turban worn by the men, and for their long history as gatekeepers of the desert.How did women carrying H1 make it all the way from western Europe to this isolated community? They likely migrated from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar into Morocco after the Last Ice Age, where they were assimilated into the Berbers of the Mediterranean coast. Then, about 5,000 years ago, the Sahara shifted from a period of relative habitable conditions to its dramatically arid desert environment. This shift may have caused migrations throughout the Sahara, prompting the ancient Tuaregs to meet and mingle with the Berbers, bringing H1 lineages into their population.
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What do people with the surname Magnusson 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 Magnusson?
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 Magnusson are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition