The Magnuson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,980 people carried this name — #4,445 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (7,957).
What the name means
The meaning of the Magnuson surname
A Scandinavian surname, equivalent to English Manson.
From the North Germanic/Scandinavian surname, from Swedish Magnusson, Danish and Norwegian Magnussen, all from Old Norse Magnusen, a patronym meaning "son of Magnus," from Latin Magnus, from magnus (“great”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Magnuson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In the Nordic population registers
109 people named Magnuson is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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).
In print
Magnuson in American newspapers,
1906–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,466 pages in all carry the name.
In print
Magnuson in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.
421 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Magnuson. The most, 191, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.6 times its expected share.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Magnuson.
Who carried it
People named Magnuson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Warren Magnuson 1905–1989 · lawyer -
Donald H. Magnuson 1911–1979 · politician -
Swen Magnuson 1849– · politician
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Tord Magnuson 1851–1929 · politician
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Gunnar Magnuson 1884–1951 · business executive
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Bruce Magnuson 1909–1995 · trade unionist
Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Magnuson,
in the records of 3 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States947 records
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 280
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 256
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 159
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 120
- Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 93
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 34
- Sacramento County historic burials 2
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
- Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Eric W. MagnusonBorn 1909 in Sweden. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; painter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Matilda MagnusonArrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Umbria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 24; servant. From Usa, Finland, Russia; bound for New York.
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Example: U.S. war memorial War record David Jack MagnusonBorn 1949; from Chicago, Illinois. U.S. Army, armor reconnaissance specialist; died of wounds 1970 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
Showing 3 of 947 records for Magnuson in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).
Australia18 records
- Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
- Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
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Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record Herbert V. MagnusonCattle agent of Trafalgar, Victoria; died 1975.
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Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Fredk MagnusonArrived in Victoria in 1882 aboard the John Elder, aged 40.
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Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record Ronald Walter MagnusonButcher of Mallacoota, Victoria; died 1968.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 3 of 18 records for Magnuson in Australia.
Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).
Canada14 records
- Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 8
- City of Calgary cemetery records 4
- Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
- City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Lily MagnusonBuried in 2001 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 85.
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Oscar A. MagnusonDied 1903; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Example: civil register, 1880 Birth record Harold Victor MagnusonBorn 1912 in Alton, Colchester, Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
Showing 3 of 14 records for Magnuson in Canada.
Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Magnuson.
- Magnes 198 · 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
- Magoń 170 · U.S. census
- Magras 252 · U.S. census
- Magri 704 · U.S. census
- Magrini 416 · U.S. census
- Magro 1,102 · U.S. census
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