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The Magalhaes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,119 people carried this name — #22,880 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted. That is up 54% from 727 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Magalhaes surname

A surname, equivalent to English Magellan.

From the Celtiberian name Magal.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Magalhães» (Portuguese), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,310 people named Magalhaes live in Switzerland.

They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 290
Geneva 181
Valais 140
Zurich 127
Bern 97
Fribourg 97
Neuchâtel 69
Ticino 45

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 222 people named Magalhaes live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 104
City of Buenos Aires 82
Santa Fe 19
Córdoba 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 157 people named Magalhaes.

Most of them — 88 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 88
Paris 9
Oise 6
Rhône 5
Pas-de-Calais 5
Loire-Atlantique 5
Seine-Saint-Denis 3
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 3
Isère 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Magalhaes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jutahy Júnior
    Jutahy Júnior 1955– · politician
  • Octavio Magalhaes 1880–1972 · physician
  • Rodrigo Magalhaes 1950– · computer scientist
  • Marisa Magalhaes 1989– · association football player
  • Joana Magalhaes 1995– · association football player
  • Beatriz Magalhaes 2003– · association football player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 25 lives in all are documented under this name.

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