Frequency: (352)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from Magnus.
GIVEN NAMES: Scandinavian 15%. Erik (4), Alf, Bjorn, Helle, Oivind.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
