# Magnuson

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #65,283

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A Scandinavian surname, equivalent to English Manson.

## Etymology
From the North Germanic/Scandinavian surname, from Swedish Magnusson, Danish and Norwegian Magnussen, all from Old Norse Magnusen, a patronym meaning "son of Magnus," from Latin Magnus, from magnus (“great”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/magnuson