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

Agius, 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 Agius surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Agius in America

Agius is the 41959th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Agius surname appeared 518 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 Agius.

We can also compare 2010 data for Agius 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 Agius

The surname Agius originates from the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. It is thought to have derived from the Latin name Aegidius, which itself comes from the Greek word 'aigis' meaning 'protection' or 'goatskin'. The name likely entered Malta during the period of Roman rule in the region, which lasted from around 218 BC to 870 AD.

The earliest recorded instances of the Agius surname can be found in medieval Maltese records and manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. During this time, Malta was under the rule of various Mediterranean powers, including the Normans, the Swabians, the Aragonese, and the Knights Hospitaller. The name appears to have been particularly prevalent in the areas around the historic cities of Mdina and Rabat.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Agius name was Petrus Agius, a Maltese nobleman who lived in the late 14th century. Another notable early figure was Giacomo Agius, a 15th-century lawyer and diplomat who served under the Knights of St. John, the ruling military order of Malta at the time.

In the 16th century, the Agius family produced several prominent members, including Pietro Agius (1500-1570), a respected jurist and legal scholar, and Filippo Agius (1520-1595), a renowned architect who designed several important buildings in Valletta, the capital city of Malta.

As the centuries passed, the Agius name continued to be associated with various notable individuals. In the 18th century, Vincenzo Agius (1712-1788) was a influential Maltese painter and art teacher. In the 19th century, Antonio Agius (1840-1910) was a highly regarded lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Malta in the late 1800s.

Throughout its long history, the Agius surname has been spelled in various ways, including Agius, Aggio, Agio, and Agiuss, reflecting the linguistic influences and dialects of different regions and time periods in Malta's past. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain rooted in the Latin and Greek words for 'protection' and 'goatskin'.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Agius

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

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

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