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Magnussen Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Early Origins of the Magnussen family

The surname Magnussen 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 Magnussen family

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Magnussen 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 Magnussen family

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Migration of the Magnussen family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Magnussen (post 1700) +

  • Karen Magnussen (b. 1952), Canadian figure skater, silver medalist in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, and the World Figure Skating Champion in 1973
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  • Miss Anna Josefine Magnussen (1887-1904), Norwegian passenger who was aboard the ship "SS Norge" when she ran aground and sunk on 28th June 1904, she died
  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)

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