Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
AGNEW
There are approximately 6,166 people named Agnew in the UK. That makes it the 1,699th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 98 are named Agnew.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
AgneAgno
Agnes
Agnos
Agney
Agnewe
Agnow
Aignew
Agnews
Agnue
Agnoe
Agneww
Agneu
Anew
Agnieu
Agneau
Agneue
Agnu
Agneus
Aigneau
Agnewis
Aagne
Agneaux
Aghne
Anghow
The Agnew surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Nor. Fr. Local) From the town of Agneau in Normandy, whence the family originated. They went from England into Ireland with Strongbow. Agneau, in Nor. Fr. signifies a lamb.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
AGNEW. Possibly from the French arjneav, a lamb ; but more likely from Agneaux, a village in the arrondisseraent of St. Lo, in Normandy. Co. Wigton, XIV. cent.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.