Explore the Family Name Agnor

The meaning of Agnor

Norwegian: habitational name from a place in Akershus, which is apparently named from Old Norse agnǫr ‘fishhook, harpoon barb’, presumably with reference to some topographic feature such as the shape of a neighboring mountain or a crook in a stream.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Agnor experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Agnor was ranked 51,809th among all surnames in the U.S., and by 2010, it had dropped to 54,530th, a decrease of about 5.25%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname barely changed over the decade, increasing from 377 people in 2000 to 378 in 2010, reflecting a marginal growth of approximately 0.27%. The proportion of people named Agnor per 100,000 also saw a slight drop of 7.14% from 0.14 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,809	#54,530	-5.25%
Count	377	378	0.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Agnor

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Agnor surname identify as White, with percentages of 96.02 in 2000, slightly decreasing to 95.77 in 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent carrying the Agnor surname in either year. However, there was a small representation of the Hispanic community, at 1.59% in 2010, up from zero in 2000. Conversely, the Black community's representation decreased entirely from 2.12% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.02%	95.77%	-0.26%
Hispanic	0%	1.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.12%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%