Agar Surname

48,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guam

Agar Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Agar' or 'Ager' Probably a form of Algar, a Domesday personal name, and very popular for several centuries; v. Algar.

Thomas Agar, 1544, Yorkshire:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

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Agar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1561:25,8433,532
Philippines1,5991:63,31310,739
United States1,5771:229,84122,150
Canada9551:38,5824,843
Australia7831:34,4774,538
France4741:140,13221,567
India4491:1,708,38661,686
Pakistan3281:544,6469,041
Nigeria2491:711,41732,711
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Algeria2011:192,19723,253
Kenya1781:259,43817,397
Afghanistan1581:203,5013,823
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
Spain1031:453,90323,687
Ireland1021:46,1663,435
Iran851:903,32443,256
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Wales531:58,3875,284
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Niger481:399,83411,128
Mongolia451:62,7844,817
Chile441:400,37410,831
Israel391:219,42720,804
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Slovenia271:92,13611,211
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1131:39,2023,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1371:21,4383,026
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

The alternate forms: Agár (1) & Ágár (35) are calculated separately.

Agar (6,592) may also be a first name.

Agar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Agar' or 'Ager' Probably a form of Algar, a Domesday personal name, and very popular for several centuries; v. Algar.

Thomas Agar, 1544, Yorkshire:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

Wilfrid Agar, 1544, Yorkshire: ibid.

1578. Buried — Joane Agar, a mayde, of fourscore years olde: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1619. Andrew Agar: Register of the University of Oxford.

1635. Married — Thomas Agar and Mary Rigley: St. Peter's, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Aucher, a Norman personal name, whence Fitz-Aucher.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic and Celtic.) Aighear signifies gladness, joy, gayety. If from the Latin ager, it denotes a field or land.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Agars, an old York family of the 17th and 18th centuries, gained considerable estate by trade and founded a hospital in that city. Thomas Agar, tanner, was lord mayor of York in 1618, and the same office was filled by Thomas Agar, woollen draper, in 1724 (D.). Agar is still a York name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Agar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Agar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Agar (Arabic: أجار, Bengali: আগর, Hindi: अगर, Marathi: अगर, Oriya: ଅଗର, Russian: Агар) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Agár or Ágár. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Agar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,068th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 678,353 people. The last name Agar is predominantly found in Europe, where 29 percent of Agar reside; 23 percent reside in Northern Europe and 22 percent reside in British Isles. Agar is also the 80,666th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 6,592 people.

The surname Agar is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 2,156 people, or 1 in 25,843. In England Agar is mostly found in: North Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England Agar is found in 89 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Agar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Agar has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Agar last name rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 10 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Agar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (82%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Agar are 8.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Agar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.47% more than the national average, earning R 455,016 per year; in United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agár921/
Asgar8929,890/
Hagar8919,786/
Aghar899,748/
Agare897,757/
Agard895,247/
Gagar892,454/
Angar892,195/
Eagar891,883/
Ajgar891,870/
Aygar891,638/
Aggar89831/
Agayr89204/
Aagar8997/
Agarh8993/
Augar8980/
Aigar8964/
Agaar8940/
Acgar8940/
Agaur8928/
Agart8921/
Aşgar8920/
Ahgar899/
Akgar896/
Aegar895/
Agair894/
Agahr892/
Aqgar892/
Agatr891/
Agarp891/
Açgar891/
Agarr890/
Ágár8335/
Asghar80414,263/
Haggar8030,134/
Ashgar803,291/
Hagare802,831/
Gaggar80793/
Achgar80601/
Aagard80524/
Haigar80452/
Hagard80448/
Aïngar80385/
Anggar80327/
Aagare80166/
Gaghar80153/
Augare80145/
Asgard80144/
Hagart80134/
Augart80131/
Agardh80126/
Hangar80121/
Aigare80110/
Augard80105/
Anghar8096/
Aghare8091/
Ahngar8056/
Gajgar8043/
Ahagar8041/
Agahar8035/
Asgare8024/
Angaar8020/
Haagar8019/
Agghar8018/
Aingar8017/
Agaart8017/
Ahghar8016/
Aasgar8012/
Ajghar8012/
Haghar8012/
Ajgarh8010/
Aagarh8010/
Hajgar809/
Haugar806/
Asggar806/
Aguear806/
Asgaar806/
Agardt806/
Gagarr806/
Hagarh806/
Asgair805/
Aangar804/
Agahre804/
Aggart804/
Gaugar803/
Asgarh803/
Hasgar803/
Aggard803/
Haygar803/
Agaard803/
Ausgar803/
Assgar802/
Ayngar802/
Augair802/
Aaigar802/
Hagarr802/
Gaygar802/
Gaigar802/
Gagair802/
Aaghar802/
Agarre802/
Asgart802/
Gagaar802/
Aghair802/
Hagaar802/
Gagahr801/
Haegar801/
Hagaur801/
Agasre801/
Agatrr801/
Ankgar801/
Augaar801/
Aughar801/
Askgar801/
Agahhr801/
Agartt801/
Gagaur801/
Agarhe801/
Agayre801/
Aggare801/
Aghaar801/
D'Agar801/
Eaghar801/
Aqghar801/
Anngar801/
Agaire801/
Agaare801/
Aighar801/
Angair801/
Aghard800/
Heagar800/
Eagear800/
Eagart800/
Ogar7549,844/
Agor7510,337/
Egar753,790/
Haggard7312,366/
Aagaard734,662/
Haggart733,022/
Ashghar73263/
Agarova7394/
Hanggar7382/
Asghart7373/
Hagardt7368/
Aasgard7358/
Asgaard7352/
Agheare7349/
Ashgair7348/
Asghair7329/
Haugard7322/
Aagardt7321/
Asgharh7315/
Asghaar7311/
Assghar7311/
Aasghar739/
Aggahar738/
Achgare738/
Asgghar738/
Hasgard735/
Haygard735/
Aajgare734/
Gaagaar734/
Askgard733/
Asghatr733/
Haughar732/
Hajghar732/
Haghard732/
Ahaggar732/
Asghare732/
Aaghare732/
Ahshgar732/
Ashgaar732/
Asghasr732/
Haingar731/
Hanngar731/
Hagaard731/
Aighare731/
Haangar731/
Asghhar731/
Heagard731/
Hangair731/
Haagard731/
Haghare731/
Agahare731/
Ahsgahr731/
Ahagare731/
Ahaghar731/
D'Hagar731/
Auggare731/
Augardt731/
Asgharr731/
Asgharz731/
Asghahr731/
Aghaire731/
Agheard730/
Haygart730/
Auggard730/
Hagartt730/
Aggor674,191/
Agour673,943/
Haugaard672,649/
Gogar671,974/
Asgor671,849/
Ajgor671,225/
Agoor671,019/
Hogar67930/
Ongar67921/
Angor67901/
Aasgaard67676/
Hegar67637/
Eggar67576/
Ogare67528/
Hagor67518/
Agore67449/
Aghor67418/
Ogard67274/
Oggar67244/
Oygar67161/
Askgaard67128/
Egarr67101/
Haagaard6794/
Oegar6771/
Osgar6770/
Agaurova6752/
Gagor6750/
Aygarova6746/
Hasgaard6738/
Haugarth6733/
Aygor6727/
Ehgar6725/
Eegar6723/
Augheard6722/
Augor6721/
Ougar6715/
Agharowa6714/
Ogarr6713/
Ogaar6713/
Haggardt6712/
Oghar679/
Ogarp678/
Aigor678/
Høgagarð677/
Eghar676/
Agoir676/
Agorh676/
Oogar676/
Haggarth675/
Agort675/
Ogarh675/
Egaur674/
Ausgaard674/
Aaggaard674/
Eigar674/
Aagor674/
Uogar673/
Akgor673/
Aegor673/
Eakghare672/
Agord672/
Hasggard672/
Ogair672/
Aahangar672/
Agorr672/
Hauggaur671/
Hausgard671/
Eakgahre671/
Eugar671/
Aaingahr671/
Ahaggard671/
Ahanggar671/
Asghaire671/
Ahgor671/
Hassgard671/
Hashgard671/
Agahárdt671/
Ahagahar671/
Agotr671/
Anggahar671/
Aysgaard671/
Ogart671/
Agorp671/
O'Gar670/
Eagor670/
Hagghard670/
Assgaard670/
Gahagair670/
Haggaard670/
Haggartt670/

Agar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agar in the Bengali language
আগরagara-
Agar in the Hindi language
अगरagara89.47
आगरagara5.08
अगर््agar1.4
अगारagara1.27
आगारagara0.51
ागरagara0.25
अग्रagra0.25
अगर्agar0.13
अमरamara0.13
Agar in the Oriya language
ଅଗରagara78.43
ଆଗରagara11.76
ଆଗାରagara7.84
Agar in the Marathi language
अगरagara42.22
आगरagara42.22
अगारagara5.19
आगारagara4.44
सागरsagara2.22
Agar in the Russian language
Агарagar-
Agar in the Arabic language
أجارajar-
إغارaghar-
اغارaghar-

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