Magnuson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Magnuson derived from the given name Magnus, which means "great" in Latin and means "power" in Swedish. The name was made famous by St. Magnus and Magnus, the son of St. Olaf of Sweden. In Baden and Wuerttemberg, the most popular form of the name was Mang, while in northern Germany the most common form of the name is Magnussen.

Early Origins of the Magnuson family

The surname Magnuson was first found in northern Germany, where this family became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. The name was made famous by St. Magnus, and in Baden and Wuerttemberg the popular form became "Mang." Thus chronicles mention Jakob Meng, son of Pualin Mang of Freiburg in 1570. The name is common in northern Germany especially in the form Magnussen, perhaps taking the name from Magnus, the son of St. Olaf of Sweden. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System. Albertus Magnus,O.P. (c. 1200-1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar and Catholic bishop who was later canonized as a Catholic saint.

Early History of the Magnuson family

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Magnuson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Magnus, Magnes, Magnis, Magnissen, Magnussen, Magnusen, Magnues, Magnuss, Magnuson, Magnussohn, Mang (Baden 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. 1

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 2
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 2

Citations +

"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)