Agius

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maltese Agius.

Proper noun

Agius (plural Agiuses)

1. A surname from Maltese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Agius is the 41959^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Agius is most common among White (93.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Agius”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12.

Maltese

Etymology

From għaġuż.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈd͡ʒuːs/
• IPA^(key): /aˤːˈd͡ʒuːs/ (archaic)

• Audio (Gozo):

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Proper noun

Agius

1. a surname