# Aga (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/aga/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norwegian |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 565 |
| US rank (2010) | 39,004 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 546,452 people |
| Change since 2000 | +58% (358 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Aga, a habitational surname of uncertain derivation. * Borrowed from Turkish Ağa, an occupational surname from ağa (“lord; chief, boss”). * Borrowed from Amharic አጋ (ʾäga).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aga in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 53% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 20% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% |

## Similar surnames

Aguayo, Ash, Askew, Agee, Ashe, Asay, Ahuja, Aoki, Ake, Akey, Ajayi, Azua.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.