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UK surname

Agg

In the 1881 census there were 267 people recorded with the Agg surname, ranking it #10,573 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 359, ranked #12,898, down from #10,573 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Childs Wickham and Cheltenham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rochdale, Cotswold and Horsham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Agg is 366 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 34.5%.

1881 census count

267

Ranked #10,573

Modern count

359

2016, ranked #12,898

Peak year

1999

366 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Agg had 267 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,573 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 359 in 2016, ranked #12,898.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 362 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Agg surname distribution map

The map shows where the Agg surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Agg surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Agg over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 180 #11,300
1881 historical 267 #10,573
1891 historical 6 #33,800
1901 historical 362 #10,173
1997 modern 345 #12,291
1998 modern 363 #12,228
1999 modern 366 #12,225
2000 modern 355 #12,430
2001 modern 354 #12,274
2002 modern 346 #12,733
2003 modern 336 #12,786
2004 modern 346 #12,544
2005 modern 326 #13,045
2006 modern 334 #12,912
2007 modern 324 #13,322
2008 modern 323 #13,462
2009 modern 340 #13,244
2010 modern 344 #13,393
2011 modern 336 #13,498
2012 modern 350 #12,965
2013 modern 365 #12,766
2014 modern 364 #12,876
2015 modern 353 #13,086
2016 modern 359 #12,898

Geography

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Where Aggs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Childs Wickham, Cheltenham and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rochdale, Cotswold, Horsham and Havant. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 3
2 Childs Wickham Worcestershire
3 Cheltenham Gloucestershire
4 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rochdale 016 Rochdale
2 Rochdale 015 Rochdale
3 Cotswold 003 Cotswold
4 Horsham 014 Horsham
5 Havant 015 Havant

Forenames

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First names often paired with Agg

These lists show first names that appear often with the Agg surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Agg

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Agg, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Agg surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Agg household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Agg is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Agg is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Agg falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

10
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Agg is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Agg, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Agg families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Agg surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Gloucestershire leads with 153 Aggs recorded in 1881 and an index of 29.19x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 153 29.19x
Middlesex 39 1.46x
Surrey 21 1.61x
Monmouthshire 14 7.25x
Warwickshire 9 1.34x
Essex 7 1.33x
Cumberland 5 2.17x
Lanarkshire 5 0.58x
Oxfordshire 5 3.03x
Staffordshire 3 0.33x
Worcestershire 3 0.86x
Glamorgan 2 0.43x
Hampshire 2 0.37x
Lincolnshire 2 0.47x
Kent 1 0.11x
Lancashire 1 0.03x
Royal Navy 1 3.14x
Yorkshire 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Childs Wyckham in Gloucestershire leads with 33 Aggs recorded in 1881 and an index of 8048.78x.

Place Total Index
Childs Wyckham 33 8048.78x
Cheltenham 21 51.93x
Winchcomb 17 653.85x
Lambeth 14 6.01x
Great Rissington 12 3157.89x
Alderton 10 2564.10x
Bishops Cleeve 10 751.88x
Aston 8 4.31x
Llanvair Kilgedin 8 2857.14x
Berkeley Hamfallow 7 736.84x
Coln St Aldwins 7 1707.32x
Shipton 7 2258.06x
St Pancras London 7 3.25x
West Ham 7 6.01x
Hackney London 6 4.00x
Kensington London 6 4.04x
Charlton Kings 5 137.74x
Churchill 5 1086.96x
Govan 5 2.34x
Notgrove 5 4166.67x
Poplar London 5 9.91x
Rumney 5 1219.51x
Wetheral 5 163.93x
Battersea 4 4.07x
Cirencester 4 56.34x
Westbury On Trym 4 22.52x
Westminster St John 4 12.29x
Castle Church 3 55.35x
Edmonton 3 13.93x
Cardiff St John 2 13.16x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 2 20.86x
Great Malvern 2 27.47x
Leckhampton 2 61.92x
St Marylebone London 2 1.40x
Sunbury 2 62.31x
Weybridge 2 71.68x
Acton 1 6.38x
Berkeley 1 34.25x
Bibury 1 158.73x
Birmingham 1 0.45x
Chedworth 1 133.33x
Chepstow 1 30.40x
Croxby 1 833.33x
Farnborough 1 17.39x
Feckenham 1 25.06x
Hampstead London 1 2.40x
Islington London 1 0.39x
Lathom 1 26.11x
Leeds 1 0.67x
Margate St John Baptist 1 5.99x
Newington 1 1.01x
Northleach 1 129.87x
Royal Navy 1 3.67x
Sherborne 1 192.31x
Shipton Moyne 1 256.41x
St Giles In Fields London 1 7.63x
St Helens 1 25.13x
Stapleton 1 10.06x
Winteringham 1 163.93x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Agg surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Agg surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 16
John 14
George 13
Charles 9
James 9
Anthony 8
Henry 8
Thomas 8
Edward 5
Frederick 4
Richard 4
Arthur 3
Joseph 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Edwin 2
Eli 2
Ernest 2
Harry 2
Jesse 2
Allan 1
Amos 1
Andrew 1
Austin 1
Daniel 1
Decimus 1
Felix 1
Fredrick 1
Harold 1
Lewis 1
Louis 1
Martin 1
Neighbour 1
Robert 1
Theophlus 1
Walter 1
Wilfred 1

FAQ

Agg surname: questions and answers

How common was the Agg surname in 1881?

In 1881, 267 people were recorded with the Agg surname. That placed it at #10,573 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Agg surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 359 in 2016. That gives Agg a modern rank of #12,898.

What does the Agg map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Agg bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.