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

Magor, 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 Magor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Magor in America

Magor is the 153769th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Magor surname appeared 106 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 Magor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Magor 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 Magor

The surname Magor originated in Wales during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Welsh word "mawr," meaning "great" or "large," and likely referred to someone of great stature or importance. Magor may also be related to the place name "Magor," a village in Monmouthshire, Wales, suggesting that early bearers of the name may have hailed from this area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Magor can be found in the Register of the Gild of the Corpus Christi in the town of York, England, where a Thomas Magor is mentioned in 1399. This suggests that the name had already spread beyond its Welsh origins by the late 14th century.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records, such as the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1558, which mentions a William Magor. Another notable bearer of the name was Thomas Magor, a Puritan minister and author who was born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1573 and died in 1634.

During the 17th century, the surname Magor continued to appear in various records across England and Wales. One notable figure was Sir Samuel Magor, a Welsh lawyer and politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire from 1661 to 1679.

In the 18th century, the name Magor can be found in the parish records of several English counties, such as Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire. One notable bearer of the name during this period was John Magor, a Gloucestershire landowner and magistrate who lived from 1706 to 1778.

The 19th century saw the surname Magor spread further across the British Isles and beyond. One notable figure was Samuel Magor, an English surgeon and author who was born in Gloucestershire in 1805 and wrote several medical treatises. Another was William Magor, a Welsh industrialist and coal mine owner who lived from 1817 to 1878.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Magor

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

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 Magor 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 Magor 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 Magor was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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