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

August (Hindi: अगस्त, Oriya: ଅଗ, Russian: Аугуст) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of August click here.

How Common Is The Last Name August? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name August is the 17,664^th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 232,680 people. The surname August occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of August are found; 28 percent are found in Southern Africa and 28 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 10,249^th most frequently used given name globally, held by 99,388 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,644 people, or 1 in 41,932. In The United States August is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent reside, Louisiana, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States August is found in 110 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.

August Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of August has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the August last name grew 1,019 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

August Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the August surname 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 Democrats than The US average, with 52.46% being registered with the political 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.