# Nagy (surname)

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

A Hungarian ethnic surname from Hungarian, equivalent to English Grand.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hungarian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,497 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,354 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,923 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.3% (15,545 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnæɡi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Nagy.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nagy 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nagy in the United States and Hungary.

## People named Nagy

- Gregory Nagy, American classical scholar
- Phyllis Nagy, American writer and director
- Zsuzsa Nagy, artistic gymnast
- Charles Nagy, American baseball player
- Matt Nagy, American football coach and player (born 1978)

## Similar surnames

Nagi, Ng, Nayak, Nguy, Nash, Ngo, Nix, Nowak, Ness, Noyes, Newhouse, Nowicki.

## 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.