Agar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Agar Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Agar family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 18
General Labourer 11
Scholar 10
Dress Maker 10
General Servant Domestic 9
Farmer 9
Gardener Domestic 9
Agricultural Labourer 8
Stone Mason 8
Cook Domestic 7
School Boy 7
Tailor 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Dock Labourer 5
Housemaid Domestic 5
Laundress Wash 5
Tailoress 5
Brick Layer 5
Domestic Servant 5
General Domestic 4
Bricklayer Labourer 4
Butcher 4
Gardener 4
Grocer 4
Iron Stone Miner Below Ground 3

Agar Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gore 25% 24,589
2 Ager 75% 9,321
3 Agar 100% 9,302
4 Gear 50% 7,636
5 Eager 60% 3,683
6 Gair 50% 3,141
7 Geer 25% 3,107
8 Gare 50% 2,904
9 Auger 60% 2,235
10 Ogier 40% 1,677
11 Geere 20% 1,499
12 Guire 20% 1,396
13 Egar 75% 889
14 Goore 20% 552
15 Augur 60% 545
16 Augar 80% 539
17 Aggar 80% 531
18 Eagar 80% 404
19 Geare 40% 349
20 Gier 25% 321
21 Gara 50% 313
22 Ogara 60% 301
23 Gree 0% 271
24 Goer 25% 245
25 Geear 40% 230
26 Goor 25% 195
27 Eger 50% 189
28 Egre 25% 181
29 Oger 50% 169
30 Agre 50% 124
31 Gire 25% 110
32 Gar 75% 101

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The surname Agar is the 3rd most popular variant of Gore.

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