August Surname

17,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

August Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Augusus.' Probably an importation from the Low Countries or France, as I find few traces of the name in England as a font-name, except in the form of Austin, which see. The Boston U.

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August Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6441:41,9325,151
South Africa8,6311:6,277805
Tanzania4,2801:12,3701,607
Germany1,9601:41,0745,401
Egypt1,2511:73,4906,720
Papua New Guinea1,1911:6,846466
Belize7331:48588
Canada6291:58,5786,900
Brazil6211:344,72513,241
Poland4461:85,22113,196
New Zealand3861:11,7312,035
England3281:169,87215,639
Nigeria3171:558,81027,182
Australia2471:109,29412,192
Guyana1701:4,484801
Malaysia1641:179,84310,807
Indonesia1201:1,102,07779,449
Russia1091:1,322,23094,006
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Denmark811:69,6886,946
France741:897,604104,173
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Romania651:308,89027,566
Lithuania431:70,57210,443
Austria421:202,74825,305
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Israel301:285,25425,178
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
India291:26,450,530346,896
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Marshall Islands141:3,702761
Czechia131:817,95970,223
China121:113,943,4645,994
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
British Virgin Islands101:3,159366
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Saint Lucia91:19,8651,494
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Wales61:515,75523,171
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8481:59,2206,543

August (99,388) may also be a first name.

August Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Augusus.' Probably an importation from the Low Countries or France, as I find few traces of the name in England as a font-name, except in the form of Austin, which see. The Boston U.S. Directory has August, Auguste. Augusta, Augustine, and Augustus among its list of surnames; compare German August, the French Auguste.

1663. Francis August, of Greenwich, and Mary Fisher: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1772. Married — Isaac Augustus and Rebecca Rawlings: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Ger.), (French) forms of Latin Augustus: see under Austin in Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Augustine (majestic).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Auguste, the French form of Augustus.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Auguste, the French form of Augustus.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

August Last Name Facts

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

August (Hindi: अगस्त, Oriya: ଅଗ, Russian: Аугуст) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of August.

How Common Is The Last Name August? popularity and diffusion

The surname August is the 17,664th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 232,680 people. The last name August is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of August reside; 28 percent reside in Southern Africa and 28 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 10,249th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 99,388 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 8,644 people, or 1 in 41,932. In The United States August is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent live, Louisiana, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States August exists in 110 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.

August Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of August has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the August surname expanded 1,019 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

August Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Maronite (60%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the August last name are 0.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.46% registered with the party.

The amount August earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.84% less than the national average, earning R 185,748 per year; in United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $50,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auguste9280,745/
Augustt922,567/
Auguszt9279/
Augusts9268/
Aughust925/
Augaust922/
Augusth922/
Ausgust921/
Augoust921/
Augustp921/
Augusst920/
Augus911,001/
Agust91686/
Ugust912/
Augut911/
Aghust8347/
Aguste8330/
Agusts8328/
Augusz8323/
Angust8314/
Haugut839/
Augaus835/
Agoust834/
Augute833/
Auguse833/
Ougust832/
Augusd832/
Ajugut831/
Augost831/
Agustì831/
Augist831/
Agaust831/
Aughus831/
Ahgust831/
Augusp831/
Aungus830/
Agus8038,901/
Agut802,982/
Augu80391/
Augustová80370/
Ugut8077/
Ugus8060/
Augustova8040/
D'Auguste8018/
Hauguth77139/
Gaugush7746/
Augault7711/
Augusce773/
Hausgut771/
D'Agust771/
Agauste771/
Ajguste771/
Ajuguth771/
Aunggus771/
Haggust770/
Angus7324,226/
Angut73804/
Agost73655/
Hugus73489/
Augou73466/
Augot73417/
Aguss73393/
Aygut73347/
Ayugu73296/
Aggus73276/
Ajugu73228/
Uygut73210/
Ugute73200/
Akgus73188/
Hagus73154/
Gagut73150/
Aungu73122/
Agush73117/
Aguse73104/
Aagus73102/
Ungut7384/
Gagus7357/
Agusd7350/
Agous7349/
Agusp7342/
Gugut7340/
Gugus7335/
Hugut7334/
Hagut7325/
Agute7321/
Uygus7320/
Ogust7315/
Haugu7314/
Agist7314/
Asgut7310/
Aghus738/
Añgus738/
Ugult737/
Auguh736/
Agult736/
Ahugu734/
Gaugu733/
Uigus733/
Augos732/
Aigut732/
Aguth732/
Aguut732/
Ugost731/
Ungus731/
Aughu731/
Aiugu731/
Uguse731/
Auguz731/
Agutt731/
Agušt731/
Augau731/
Augud731/
Aegus730/
Gaugusch71282/
Haughuus716/
Haughout711/
Agu67171,172/
Hagush673,711/
Ugu673,622/
Anggut67475/
Hagist67413/
Ajuogu67172/
Ajungu67158/
Angous67109/
Gaugau6756/
Anggus6751/
Agusse6747/
Ayungu6745/
Haugou6736/
Hangut6729/
Ayagut6723/
Unggut6721/
Augouy6721/
Hungus6718/
Hughus6715/
Anghus6715/
Unggus6715/
Hagute6713/
Anguís6713/
Haghus679/
Gugush678/
Ayougu678/
Agoush677/
Gauegu676/
Agutte676/
Agushe674/
Ajughu674/
Ojaugu674/
Aghous674/
Angush673/
Aygustova673/
Ayughu673/
Aunggu673/
Haigut673/
Hangus673/
Ayogus673/
Hugute672/
Hagous672/
Aygush671/
Guggut671/
Guguth671/
Ugutte671/
Ungush671/
Ougout671/
Ajougu671/
Auiegu671/
Uguuse671/
Ayaugu671/
Oguste671/
Haghgaust671/
Haghgoust671/
Gajgus671/
Gagusz671/
Aghush671/
Aiguës671/
Agouse671/
Auggot671/
Ajagus671/
Aiughu671/
Haugouthe671/
Anguss670/
Hougus670/
Hugout670/
Haigus670/
Huegus670/
Gaggus670/

August Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
August in the Oriya language
ଅଗaga-
August in the Hindi language
अगस्तagasta90
औगुस्ताaugusta10
August in the Russian language
Аугустaugust-

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August Reference & Research

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