The Agnew Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Agnew family.

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The Agnew Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Agnew
1841 Census10
1851 Census70
1861 Census183
1871 Census344
1881 Census430
1891 Census596
1901 Census691

Most Frequent Forenames for the Agnew Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Agnew 0 7 13 34 35 41 49
William Agnew 0 6 11 21 22 37 42
John Agnew 0 8 12 15 24 41 32
James Agnew 1 4 15 17 27 24 30
Elizabeth Agnew 1 5 7 17 16 21 21
Margaret Agnew 1 2 7 13 15 22 25
Thomas Agnew 0 2 10 14 17 14 24
George Agnew 0 1 4 7 9 14 17
Sarah Agnew 0 0 8 7 12 14 11
Jane Agnew 0 0 4 5 4 20 17
Alice Agnew 0 0 1 7 11 12 14
Annie Agnew 0 0 1 4 7 10 22
Joseph Agnew 0 2 4 6 8 11 11
Robert Agnew 0 1 4 8 9 9 11
Charles Agnew 0 1 2 3 5 12 10
Samuel Agnew 0 3 3 5 4 6 9
Eliza Agnew 0 0 2 6 6 9 7
Andrew Agnew 0 0 1 7 9 7 5
Edward Agnew 0 2 2 7 8 4 6
Hugh Agnew 0 2 2 6 5 3 8

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Agnew family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Agnew

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