Agars Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Agars 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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Agars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3491:77,3529,038
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England271:2,063,63279,942
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Latvia111:186,36821,302
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Agars 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

Agars Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agars occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Agars? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 650,013th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Agars reside; 75 percent reside in Australasia and 75 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 77,352. In Australia Agars is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 85 percent are found, Western Australia, where 6 percent are found and Victoria, where 4 percent are found. Barring Australia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Agars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Agars has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Agars last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Agars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Agars are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Agars earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.12% less than the national average, earning $32,742 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aigars9179/
Gagars9120/
Angars911/
Eagars911/
Hagars910/
Haggars836/
Asghars832/
Aigarsh831/
Agarshe831/
Agers80557/
Egars8013/
Ogars801/
Agors800/
Haghgars771/
Asgharsh771/
Hagers73441/
Eagers73381/
Aggers73355/
Eggars7351/
Augers7310/
Agerås739/
Agersø738/
Egarsh733/
Hegars731/
Eagors730/
Aghers730/
Agharch6739/
Asgours6714/
Haggers677/
Hasgörs677/
Heggars675/
Hoegars672/
Haegers671/
Aiggers671/
Eggaers671/
Auggers670/
Augiers670/

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