Explore the Family Name Agenor

The meaning of Agenor

Haitian (Agénor): from the personal name Agénor, French form of classical Greek Agēnōr meaning ‘manly, heroic’ (from agan ‘very’ and anēr ‘man’). According to Greek legend, this was the name of a Phoenician king of Tyre who lived in the third millenium bc.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Agenor has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 107,565 in 2000, it jumped to a rank of 69,170 in 2010, reflecting a change of 35.69%. The count of individuals with this surname likewise increased from 153 to 284 over the same period, a rise of 85.62%. The proportion of people with the surname Agenor per 100,000 also saw an increase, moving from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010 -- a 66.67% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#107,565	#69,170	35.69%
Count	153	284	85.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.1	66.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Agenor

The ethnic identity associated with the Agenor surname, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census, has predominantly shifted towards the Black community between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 76.47% of those with the Agenor surname identified as Black, which rose significantly to 94.37% in 2010—marking a 23.41% change. Those identifying with two or more races held 18.95% of the Agenor surname in 2000, but this count dropped to zero by 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic community represented a new addition in 2010, accounting for 3.17% of the individuals with the Agenor surname. No representatives of the Asian/Pacific Islander, White, or American Indian and Alaskan Native groups were reported within these periods.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	76.47%	94.37%	23.41%
Hispanic	0%	3.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	18.95%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%