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The Magnin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 333 people carried this name — #60,505 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 3% from 343 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 3,253 people named Magnin.

122 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 81 départements, most often Savoie.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 122
Savoie 402
Rhône 374
Haute-Savoie 372
Doubs 345
Paris 244
Saône-et-Loire 197
Loire 164
Jura 161

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,614 people named Magnin live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Fribourg 526
Vaud 462
Geneva 276
Valais 119
Neuchâtel 95
Bern 33
Zurich 25
Aargau 22

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 612 people named Magnin 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 219
Entre Ríos 134
Santa Fe 112
Córdoba 61
City of Buenos Aires 56
Mendoza 20
Río Negro 10

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

In the Nordic population registers

21 people named Magnin is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 21

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Magnin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Claude-Marie Magnin
    Claude-Marie Magnin 1802–1879 · Catholic priest
  • Claude-Marie Magnin
    Claude-Marie Magnin 1802–1879 · Catholic priest
  • Pierre Magnin
    Pierre Magnin 1824–1910 · politician
  • Arent Magnin
    Arent Magnin 1825–1888 · politician
  • Auguste Magnin
    Auguste Magnin 1841–1903 · architect
  • Juan Magnin 1701–1753 · historian

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Magnin.

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