How common is the surname Angus?

4,214 people in the United States had the surname Angus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,267 Americans. It ranked 7,854th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Angus?

Angus is /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Angus getting more or less common?

More common. 3,995 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,214 in 2010, up 5.5%.

Is Angus also a first name?

Yes. Angus 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 Angus

A surname, carried by 4,214 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/ 2 syllables Soundex A522 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Angus is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,214 people named Angus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,267 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,995.

#7,854

rank among US surnames

4,214

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,684)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,849	Bloodworth	4,218	73,197
#7,851	Pompa	4,217	73,214
#7,852	Roseberry	4,215	73,249
#7,854	Brian	4,214	73,267
#7,856	Seltzer	4,213	73,284

Who is named Angus

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

80% of people named Angus identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Angus

Anguish

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

Questions

Where does the surname Angus come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".
How common is the surname Angus?: 4,214 people in the United States had the surname Angus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,267 Americans. It ranked 7,854th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Angus?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Angus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Angus?: Angus is /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Angus getting more or less common?: More common. 3,995 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,214 in 2010, up 5.5%.
Is Angus also a first name?: Yes. Angus 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.