Magnuson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Magnuson family

The surname Magnuson was first found in Shetland where they held a family seat in their territories in the Orkneys. The Viking influence of northern Scotland developed as a stepping stone to Iceland from Scandinavia. Many Viking expeditions were started from the Orkneys and the northern tip. Rollo, first Duke of Normandy, started his conquest of that part of France as an expeditionary from here. Hugo Magnus was found at 1114. 1 Later the name was found in Cortance, Aberdeen in the 17th century.

Early History of the Magnuson family

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Magnuson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Magnus, Manus, MacVanish, Magnusson, Magnuson, Magnos, Magnes, Magnusson, Magnuss, MacVinish, McWeynish and many more.

Early Notables of the Magnuson family

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Magnuson Ranking

In the United States, the name Magnuson is the 4,553^rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 2

Magnuson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Magnuson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carl Magnuson, aged 29, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 3
Edward, Howard, Lewis, John, Albert Magnuson all, who arrived in New York in 1849

Magnuson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

David Emanuel Magnuson, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1913 3

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)