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

Agney, 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 Agney surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Agney in America

Agney is the 115034th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Agney surname appeared 152 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 Agney.

We can also compare 2010 data for Agney 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 Agney

The surname AGNEY is an English surname that originated in the county of Yorkshire during the Middle Ages. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "ac" meaning oak and "ey" meaning island or water meadow, suggesting the name may have originated from a place name referring to an oak-covered island or meadow near water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the AGNEY surname is found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from the 13th century, where a person named Willelmus de Ackeney is mentioned. This spelling variation likely represents an early form of the surname before it evolved into its modern AGNEY form.

In the 14th century, the Subsidy Rolls of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire list a person named Johannes Akeneye, providing further evidence of the surname's early presence in England.

A notable early bearer of the AGNEY surname was Sir William Agnew (c. 1470 - 1535), a Scottish landowner and lawyer who served as the Lord Advocate of Scotland from 1532 until his death.

During the 16th century, the AGNEY surname appears in various records across England, including parish registers and tax rolls. One example is John Agney, who was baptized in the parish of St. Mary's, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1587.

In the 17th century, the AGNEY surname had spread to other parts of the British Isles, as evidenced by the birth of Patrick Agney in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1638.

A prominent figure bearing the AGNEY surname was Sir Samuel Agnew (1777 - 1848), an Irish politician and landowner who served as the High Sheriff of Londonderry in 1811.

Another notable individual was William Agnew (1825 - 1910), a Scottish art dealer and founder of the Agnew's Gallery in London, which became one of the leading art galleries in the United Kingdom.

In the 19th century, the AGNEY surname continued to be found across various parts of the British Isles, with individuals such as Thomas Agney (1818 - 1892), a notable English engineer and inventor who patented improvements to steam engines and boilers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Agney

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

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

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