How common is the surname Auguste?

3,981 people in the United States had the surname Auguste in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,555 Americans. It ranked 8,323rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Auguste?

Donna Auguste, African-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and engineer.

Where is the surname Auguste most common?

Wikidata records people named Auguste in the United States.

Is the surname Auguste getting more or less common?

More common. 2,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,981 in 2010, up 72%.

Is Auguste also a first name?

Yes. Auguste 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 Auguste

A surname, carried by 3,981 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A223 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). Auguste is more common than 94.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,981 people named Auguste in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,555 Americans. That is up 72% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,309.

#8,323

rank among US surnames

3,981

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+72.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,343)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,317	Odle	3,984	77,496
#8,320	Michalak	3,983	77,516
#8,322	Kantor	3,982	77,535
#8,323	Fleischer	3,981	77,555
#8,328	Bowker	3,980	77,574
#8,330	Sawicki	3,977	77,633

Who is named Auguste

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

83% of people named Auguste identified as Black (not Hispanic), 9.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 83%
White (not Hispanic) 9.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Augustes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donna Auguste
African-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and engineer, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Auguste

Auguste has the Soundex code A223, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A223.

Questions

How common is the surname Auguste?: 3,981 people in the United States had the surname Auguste in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,555 Americans. It ranked 8,323rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Auguste?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Auguste identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Auguste?: Donna Auguste, African-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and engineer.
Where is the surname Auguste most common?: Wikidata records people named Auguste in the United States.
Is the surname Auguste getting more or less common?: More common. 2,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,981 in 2010, up 72%.
Is Auguste also a first name?: Yes. Auguste 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.