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

Agrusa, 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 Agrusa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Agrusa in America

Agrusa is the 45189th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Agrusa surname appeared 474 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 Agrusa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Agrusa 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 Agrusa

The surname Agrusa has its origins in Sicily, an island located in the Mediterranean Sea that is part of Italy. The name likely dates back to the 11th or 12th century during the Norman conquest of Sicily. It is believed to be derived from the Greek word "agros," meaning field or countryside, indicating that the earliest bearers of this name may have lived in rural areas or worked as farmers or landowners.

One of the earliest known references to the name Agrusa can be found in the Codice Diplomatico dei Re Aragonesi, a collection of medieval documents from the Kingdom of Sicily during the reign of the Aragonese dynasty in the 14th and 15th centuries. This suggests that the name was already established in Sicily by that time.

In the 16th century, there are records of an Agrusa family residing in the town of Termini Imerese, located in the province of Palermo, Sicily. This could indicate that the name had its roots in this particular region of the island.

One notable bearer of the Agrusa surname was Vincenzo Agrusa, a Sicilian philosopher and theologian who lived in the 17th century (1628-1694). He was a renowned scholar and authored several works on theology and philosophy.

Another significant figure was Gaetano Agrusa, a Sicilian painter who lived in the 18th century (1711-1785). He was known for his religious paintings and frescoes, many of which can still be found in churches throughout Sicily.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Agrusa (1837-1905) was a Sicilian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was involved in the Risorgimento, the movement for Italian unification.

A more recent example is Giovanni Agrusa (1920-2001), a Sicilian-American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Agrusa Bakery in New York City, which became a successful and well-known establishment.

Throughout history, variations of the spelling have included Agruso, Agrusso, and Agrusi, which could be attributed to regional dialects or transcription errors in historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Agrusa

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

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

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