How common is the surname Anguish?

312 people in the United States had the surname Anguish in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 989,569 Americans. It ranked 63,873rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Anguish getting more or less common?

More common. 293 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 312 in 2010, up 6.5%.

Is Anguish also a first name?

Yes. Anguish is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Anguish

An Irish surname, carried by 312 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Anguish is more common than 60.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

The given name, most famously borne by the character of King Anguish of Ireland, is thought to be a variant of Aengus/Angus, from Irish. The surname is probably also a variant of Angus.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 312 people named Anguish in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 989,569 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 293.

#63,873

rank among US surnames

312

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #63,632)

Who is named Anguish

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

91% of people named Anguish identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Anguish

Angus

Anguish has the Soundex code A522, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A522.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Anguish come from?: The given name, most famously borne by the character of King Anguish of Ireland, is thought to be a variant of Aengus/Angus, from Irish. The surname is probably also a variant of Angus.
How common is the surname Anguish?: 312 people in the United States had the surname Anguish in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 989,569 Americans. It ranked 63,873rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Anguish?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Anguish identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Anguish getting more or less common?: More common. 293 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 312 in 2010, up 6.5%.
Is Anguish also a first name?: Yes. Anguish is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.