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    The surname Agee

    A surname, carried by 10,857 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A200

    Agee: #3,304 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Agee #3,304, 10,857 people Agee: #3,304 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Agee #3,304, 10,857 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Agee is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,857 people named Agee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,437 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,595.

    #3,304
    rank among US surnames
    10,857
    people in 2010
    3.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,126)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,295Landeros10,93428,237
    #3,296Massie10,92028,273
    #3,297Pedroza10,91828,279
    #3,298Morey10,89428,341
    #3,299Larios10,88728,359
    #3,301Brant10,88628,362
    #3,302Carvalho10,87728,385

    Who is named Agee

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    69% of people named Agee identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 69%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 26%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Agees

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Agee
      American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955)
    • Steve Agee
      American actor and writer, born 1969
    • Tommie Agee
      American baseball player (1942–2001)
    • Arthur Agee
      American basketball player, born 1972

    Questions

    How common is the surname Agee?
    10,857 people in the United States had the surname Agee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,437 Americans. It ranked 3,304th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Agee?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Agee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Agee?
    James Agee, American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955), followed by Steve Agee.
    Where is the surname Agee most common?
    Wikidata records people named Agee in the United States.
    Is the surname Agee getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,857 in 2010, up 2.5%.