Agnew

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.nu/ === Proper noun === Agnew (countable and uncountable, plural Agnews) A surname. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Grand Haven Township, Ottawa County, Michigan. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lancaster County, Nebraska. An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia. A ghost town in the Shire of Leonora, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== Agnewian ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Agnew is the 3602nd 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. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Agnew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12.