How common is the surname Auger?

4,182 people in the United States had the surname Auger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,827 Americans. It ranked 7,911th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Auger?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Auger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Auger?

Arleen Auger, American soprano (1939–1993).

Where is the surname Auger most common?

Wikidata records people named Auger in the United States.

How do you pronounce Auger?

Auger is /oʊˈʒeɪ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Auger getting more or less common?

More common. 3,986 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,182 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Auger

A French surname, carried by 4,182 people in the United States.

Pronounced /oʊˈʒeɪ/ 2 syllables Soundex A260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Auger is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

* As a French surname, borrowed from French Auger. * As a German surname, a variant of Auer, with the -g- said to reflect a West Frisian influence. * As an English surname, variant of Alger.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,182 people named Auger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,827 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,986.

#7,911

rank among US surnames

4,182

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,698)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,903	Sikorski	4,189	73,704
#7,904	Sutphin	4,188	73,721
#7,905	Huntsman	4,187	73,739
#7,906	McAuley	4,186	73,757
#7,907	Pegram	4,185	73,774
#7,908	Niemann	4,184	73,792
#7,909	Wilkey	4,183	73,810

Who is named Auger

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

95% of people named Auger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Augers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arleen Auger
American soprano (1939–1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Auger

Auger has the Soundex code A260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A260.

Other French surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Auger come from?: * As a French surname, borrowed from French Auger. * As a German surname, a variant of Auer, with the -g- said to reflect a West Frisian influence. * As an English surname, variant of Alger.
How common is the surname Auger?: 4,182 people in the United States had the surname Auger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,827 Americans. It ranked 7,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Auger?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Auger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Auger?: Arleen Auger, American soprano (1939–1993).
Where is the surname Auger most common?: Wikidata records people named Auger in the United States.
How do you pronounce Auger?: Auger is /oʊˈʒeɪ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Auger getting more or less common?: More common. 3,986 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,182 in 2010, up 4.9%.