Explore the Family Name Aug

The meaning of Aug

German: variant of Auge 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Aug experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking dropped from 66,073 to 69,392 during this decade, marking a 5.02% change. However, the count or frequency of this surname showed a marginal increase from 280 in 2000 to 283 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 1.07%. The proportion per 100k people remained consistent at 0.1 throughout this period.

20002010Change
Rank#66,073#69,392-5.02%
Count2802831.07%
Proportion per 100k0.10.10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aug

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows a noticeable shift for those carrying the surname Aug. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander had a significant increase, climbing from 2.14% in 2000 to 3.18% in 2010, which represents a 48.60% change. Conversely, the portion of people reporting as Black completely disappeared by 2010, from 1.79% in 2000. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities also reduced to zero by 2010, from 2.86% in 2000, while the percentage of White individuals increased modestly by 4.31%, reaching 96.11% in 2010. There were no reported changes among Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups.

20002010Change
White92.14%96.11%4.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander2.14%3.18%48.6%
Two or More Races2.86%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black1.79%0%-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%