Frequency: (219)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Greek: metronymic from the female personal name Hagnē, from hagnē ‘pure’.
2. Greek: shortened form of the patronymics Agnidis or Agniadis, from the male personal name Agnas.
3. Hungarian (Ágnes): from the female personal name Ágnes (see 2).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
