Find out how popular the last name Magny is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Magny.

Magny, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Magny surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Magny in America

Magny is the 111426th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Magny surname appeared 158 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Magny.

We can also compare 2010 data for Magny to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Magny

The surname Magny originated in the Normandy region of northern France during the medieval period. It likely derives from the Old French word "magne," meaning "great" or "large," which was sometimes used as a nickname for a person of impressive stature or build. Alternatively, the name may have origins in place names such as Magny-le-Hongre or Magny-les-Hameaux, both located in the Île-de-France region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Magny surname appears in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land and property commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry lists a landowner named Robert de Magny holding estates in the county of Lincolnshire.

In the 13th century, a knight named Geoffroy de Magny fought alongside King Louis IX during the Seventh Crusade to the Holy Land. Geoffroy's exploits were documented in the chronicles of Jean de Joinville, a contemporary and biographer of the French monarch.

During the Renaissance, a French poet and courtier named Olivier de Magny (c. 1529-1561) gained renown for his lyrical works inspired by the Italian Renaissance poets. Born in the town of Cahors, he served in the court of King Henry II and Queen Catherine de' Medici.

In the 17th century, a French military engineer named Jacques de Magny (1617-1677) made significant contributions to the field of fortification design. His treatise "Les Travaux de Mars" (The Works of Mars) was widely influential and helped shape the development of modern military architecture.

Another notable figure bearing the Magny surname was Claude-François de Magny (1720-1795), a French jurist and legal scholar who played a pivotal role in reforming the criminal justice system during the Age of Enlightenment. His work "Considerations on Criminal Jurisprudence" was instrumental in abolishing the use of torture as a means of extracting confessions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Magny

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Magny.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Magny was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Magny has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Magny was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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