Magnus Family History
Magnus Name Meaning
English, Scottish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, and Dutch:
from the Scandinavian personal name Magnus. This was borne by
Magnus the Good (died 1047), king of Norway, who was named for the
Emperor Charlemagne, Latin Carolus Magnus ‘Charles the
Great’. The name spread from Norway to the eastern Scandinavian royal
houses, and became popular all over Scandinavia and thence in the
English Danelaw. LP It has also been adopted as a Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Magnus Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Magnus families
 37 - 71  13 - 36 |
 1 - 12  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Magnus families
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88 - 174 30 - 87 |
1 - 29 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Magnus Family Origin
Magnus Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Magnus
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Magnus Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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