Agnew

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæɡ.nu/

Proper noun

Agnew (countable and uncountable, plural Agnews)

1. A surname.
2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Michigan, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

• Agnewian

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Agnew is the 3602^nd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12.