The Magnes surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 198 people carried this name — #92,719 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 11% from 222 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 146 people named Magnes.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Landes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
107 people named Magnes have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 139 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Magnes,
with a public archive behind them.
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Judah Leon Magnes 1877–1948 · rabbi -
Frances Magnes 1919–2010 · violinist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Magnes.
- Magna 264 · U.S. census
- Magnan 1,153 · U.S. census
- Magnani 1,053 · U.S. census
- Magnant 387 · U.S. census
- Magne 142 · U.S. census
- Magner 2,911 · U.S. census
- Magni 357 · U.S. census
- Magnin 333 · U.S. census
- Magno 2,642 · U.S. census
- Magnon 265 · U.S. census
- Magnus 2,291 · U.S. census
- Magny 158 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Magnes is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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