Agnew
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English
Etymology
Two possible origins:
- Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Agneaux, in Normandy.
- Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gnímh (“descendant of Gníomh”), a byname from gníomh (“action, deed, act”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Agnew (countable and uncountable, plural Agnews)
- A surname.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Michigan, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Agnew is the 3602nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9856 individuals. Agnew is most common among White (68.08%) and Black/African American (26.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Agnew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12.