August Surname
Approximately 31,320 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAugust Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,644 | 1:41,932 | 5,151 |
| South Africa | 8,631 | 1:6,277 | 805 |
| Tanzania | 4,280 | 1:12,370 | 1,607 |
| Germany | 1,960 | 1:41,074 | 5,401 |
| Egypt | 1,251 | 1:73,490 | 6,720 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,191 | 1:6,846 | 466 |
| Belize | 733 | 1:485 | 88 |
| Canada | 629 | 1:58,578 | 6,900 |
| Brazil | 621 | 1:344,725 | 13,241 |
| Poland | 446 | 1:85,221 | 13,196 |
| New Zealand | 386 | 1:11,731 | 2,035 |
| England | 328 | 1:169,872 | 15,639 |
| Nigeria | 317 | 1:558,810 | 27,182 |
| Australia | 247 | 1:109,294 | 12,192 |
| Guyana | 170 | 1:4,484 | 801 |
| Malaysia | 164 | 1:179,843 | 10,807 |
| Indonesia | 120 | 1:1,102,077 | 79,449 |
| Russia | 109 | 1:1,322,230 | 94,006 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Denmark | 81 | 1:69,688 | 6,946 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| Romania | 65 | 1:308,890 | 27,566 |
| Lithuania | 43 | 1:70,572 | 10,443 |
| Austria | 42 | 1:202,748 | 25,305 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Paraguay | 26 | 1:278,336 | 4,605 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Marshall Islands | 14 | 1:3,702 | 761 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Lesotho | 9 | 1:225,840 | 14,831 |
| Saint Lucia | 9 | 1:19,865 | 1,494 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 125 | 1:195,003 | 15,655 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 848 | 1:59,220 | 6,543 |
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.
(Ger.), (French) forms of Latin Augustus: see under Austin in Dict.
(English) Descendant of Augustine (majestic).
Auguste, the French form of Augustus.
From Auguste, the French form of Augustus.
August Demographics
Average August Salary in
United States
$44,534 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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August Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name August Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name August (Hindi: अगस्त, Oriya: ଅଗ, Russian: Аугуст) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of August.
How Common Is The Last Name August? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,664th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 232,680 people. This surname occurs mostly 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. August is also the 10,249th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 99,388 people.
The surname August is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 8,644 people, or 1 in 41,932. In The United States August is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent are found, Louisiana, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 110 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.
August Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of August has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 holding the August surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Maronite (60%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the August surname are 0.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.46% being 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
August Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| August in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଗ | aga | - |
| August in the Hindi language | ||
| अगस्त | agasta | 90 |
| औगुस्ता | augusta | 10 |
| August in the Russian language | ||
| Аугуст | august | - |
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August Reference & Research
Augustine DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Augustine FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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