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

Agre, 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 Agre surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Agre in America

Agre is the 60347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Agre surname appeared 334 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 Agre.

We can also compare 2010 data for Agre 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 Agre

The surname Agre has its origins in the Scandinavian countries, specifically Norway, and dates back to the Viking Age around the 8th to 11th centuries. It is derived from the Old Norse word "agri," which means "edge" or "blade," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a ridge or cliff.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Agre can be found in medieval Norwegian and Icelandic records from the 13th and 14th centuries. One notable example is Thorvald Agre, a Norwegian chieftain who lived in the late 12th century and is mentioned in the Icelandic Sagas.

In the Middle Ages, the name Agre was also found in various spellings, such as Agri, Agrii, and Agrij, reflecting the linguistic variations of the time. Additionally, the name may have been associated with certain place names, such as Agder, a county in southern Norway.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Agre was Haakon Agre, a Norwegian nobleman born around 1280. He was a prominent figure in the court of King Haakon V Magnusson and played a role in the political affairs of the time.

In the 16th century, the name Agre appears in the records of the Hanseatic League, a powerful economic alliance of merchant guilds and market towns in Northern Europe. Johan Agre, a merchant from Bergen, Norway, was involved in the Baltic trade during this period.

Another notable figure was Hans Agre, a Danish military officer who served in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). He was born around 1590 and played a significant role in the Danish campaigns during the conflict.

In the 18th century, the name Agre gained prominence in Sweden with the birth of Erik Agre (1720-1792), a renowned Swedish botanist and naturalist. He made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and was a contemporary of Carl Linnaeus.

The 19th century saw the migration of many Scandinavians, including those with the surname Agre, to North America and other parts of the world. One such individual was Nils Agre, a Norwegian immigrant who settled in the United States in the 1870s and became a successful farmer in Minnesota.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Agre

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

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

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