Explore the Family Name Agena

The meaning of Agena

East Frisian and North German: patronymic from the Old Frisian name Aggo, cognate with Old High German ecka (modern German Ecke ‘corner’) in the sense ‘sharp blade (of a sword)’.

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How common is the last name Agena in the United States?

The Agena surname was ranked 44,273rd in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000, but it dropped to the 47,614th position by 2010, a decline of approximately 7.55%. The number of individuals with this last name also saw a slight decrease during this decade, from 458 people in 2000 to 445 in 2010, reflecting a reduction of about 2.84%. Thus, the overall representation of the Agena surname per 100,000 people fell by nearly 11.76% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,273	#47,614	-7.55%
Count	458	445	-2.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Agena

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed that the majority of people with the Agena surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a decrease of around 11.78% in this group over the decade, moving from 58.08% to 51.24%. The second-largest ethnicity group among those with the Agena surname is White, which grew from 32.53% in 2000 to 35.06% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010 these groups represented 3.60% and 2.02% respectively. The percentage of those who identified as having two or more races slightly decreased from 8.52% to 8.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	58.08%	51.24%	-11.78%
White	32.53%	35.06%	7.78%
Two or More Races	8.52%	8.09%	-5.05%
Hispanic	0%	3.6%	0%
Black	0%	2.02%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%