# August (surname)

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

A surname from Latin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,456 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,389 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 47,823 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.1% (6,082 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔ.ɡəst/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Aug, Aguste, Augost |

## Etymology

Early Middle English August(us), re-Latinized from Old English Agustus, from Late Latin Agustus, from Latin augustus (“month of August”), from the agnomen Augustus (“venerable”) of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin *augos (“increase”), from Proto-Italic *augos, from Proto-Indo-European base *h₂ewg- (“to increase”); or Latin avis (“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails + garrīre (“to chatter”). Doublet of august and Augustus.

## Who carries it

Share of people named August 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named August in the United States and South Africa.

## People named August

- John August, American film director and screenwriter
- Edwin August, actor, Film director, Screenwriter (1883-1964)
- Bradley August, Association footballer
- Joseph H. August, American cinematographer and co-founder of the American Society of Cinematographers (1890-
- Andrew August, American cyclist

## Similar surnames

Auguste, Augusto, Augusta, Augustine, Augustin, Augustus, Augustyn, Acosta, Agustin, Agosto, Agostini, Agosta.

## 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.