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

Agness, 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 Agness surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Agness in America

Agness is the 85357th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Agness surname appeared 219 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 Agness.

We can also compare 2010 data for Agness 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 Agness

The surname "AGNESS" is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from a place name referring to a settlement or area where the ancestors of the bearers once resided.

One possible origin of the name could be from the Old English word "æg" meaning "egg" or "edge," combined with the suffix "-ness" indicating a promontory or headland. This suggests that the name may have been used to identify someone who lived near a prominent edge or ridge of land.

Alternatively, the name could be a variant spelling of the surname "AGNES," which is derived from the Greek personal name "Hagnē," meaning "pure" or "chaste." This personal name was widely used in medieval Europe and may have given rise to various locational surnames.

Historical records show instances of the surname "AGNESS" dating back to the late 13th century. One of the earliest known references is found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275, which mentions a John de Agneys.

In the 14th century, the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1327 records a Nicholas Agneys, while the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1332 mention a William Agneys.

Notable individuals with the surname "AGNESS" throughout history include:

1. Robert Agness (c. 1320 - 1395), an English landowner and minor nobleman from Gloucestershire.
2. Eleanor Agness (c. 1450 - 1522), a wealthy merchant from the city of Bristol, known for her charitable contributions to local churches and hospitals.
3. Thomas Agness (1611 - 1680), an English Protestant clergyman and author who wrote several religious treatises.
4. Margaret Agness (1725 - 1798), a Scottish writer and poet whose works were published in various literary magazines of the time.
5. William Agness (1844 - 1912), an English industrialist and entrepreneur who founded the Agness Textile Mills in Lancashire.

Over time, the surname "AGNESS" has undergone various spelling variations, including Agneys, Agnys, and Agnise, reflecting the regional dialects and scribal practices of different areas in England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Agness

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

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

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