How common is the surname Augustus?

2,988 people in the United States had the surname Augustus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,328 Americans. It ranked 10,697th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Augustus?

Seimone Augustus, American basketball player (born 1984), followed by Sherman Augustus.

Where is the surname Augustus most common?

Wikidata records people named Augustus in the United States.

Is the surname Augustus getting more or less common?

More common. 2,667 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,988 in 2010, up 12%.

Is Augustus also a first name?

Yes. Augustus 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 Augustus

A surname, carried by 2,988 people in the United States.

3 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). Augustus is more common than 93.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,988 people named Augustus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,328 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,667.

#10,697

rank among US surnames

2,988

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+12%

change since 2000 (was #10,948)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,689	Guice	2,990	103,259
#10,692	Spiers	2,989	103,294
#10,697	Zellers	2,988	103,328
#10,701	Lamkin	2,987	103,363
#10,704	Rugg	2,986	103,398
#10,706	Wardlow	2,985	103,432

Who is named Augustus

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

62% of people named Augustus identified as Black (not Hispanic), 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 62%
White (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Augustuss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Seimone Augustus
American basketball player (born 1984)
Sherman Augustus
American football player and actor (born 1959)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Augustus

Augustus 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 Augustus?: 2,988 people in the United States had the surname Augustus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,328 Americans. It ranked 10,697th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Augustus?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Augustus identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Augustus?: Seimone Augustus, American basketball player (born 1984), followed by Sherman Augustus.
Where is the surname Augustus most common?: Wikidata records people named Augustus in the United States.
Is the surname Augustus getting more or less common?: More common. 2,667 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,988 in 2010, up 12%.
Is Augustus also a first name?: Yes. Augustus 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.