Agnew

Two possible origins:

• Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Agneaux, in Normandy.
• Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gnímh (“descendant of Gníomh”), a byname from gníomh (“action, deed, act”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæɡ.nu/

Agnew (countable and uncountable, plural Agnews)

1. A surname.
2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Michigan, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

• Agnewian

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Agnew is the 3602^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9856 individuals. Agnew is most common among White (68.08%) and Black/African American (26.36%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Agnew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12.