Explore the Family Name Anagnos

The meaning of Anagnos

Greek: shortened form of patronymics such as Anagnostakis, Anagnostakos, and Anagnostopoulos, derived from the status name anagnōstēs ‘reader’, denoting a person appointed to read the Psalms and the Gospel in church, equivalent in responsibility to a Jewish cantor. The office dates from Byzantine times, and was regarded as a high honor. Compare Anagnost. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Spiro, Aristotle, Christos, Nichlos.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Anagnos has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 46,944th in 2000 to 50,106th in 2010, signaling a 6.74% decrease. Similarly, the count of individuals with this last name also dipped by 1.88% from 426 in 2000 to 418 in 2010. This drop is reflected in the proportion per 100k, which fell by 12.5% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,944	#50,106	-6.74%
Count	426	418	-1.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anagnos

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Anagnos identify as White, holding steady at around 96% between 2000 and 2010. The proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a considerable increase of 75%, rising from 1.64% to 2.87%. It's worth noting that the percentage of those who identified as being of two or more ethnicities dropped significantly from 1.64% in 2000 to zero in 2010. No individuals claimed Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.71%	96.89%	0.19%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.87%	75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.64%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%