Ager Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ager Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ager family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 205
Agricultural Labourer 55
General Labourer 15
Domestic Servant 14
Farm Labourer 14
Living On Own Means 10
General Servant Domestic 8
Laundress 8
Carpenter 6
General Servant 6
Labourer 6
Gardener 6
Living On Her Own Means 6
Dress Maker 5
Carman 5
Errand Boy 5
Cab Driver 5
Shepherd 5
Shoe Maker 5
Farmer 4
School Teacher 4
House Keeper 4
Ag Lab 4
Boot Fitter 4
Iron Stone Labourer 4

Ager Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Ager is the 2nd most popular variant of Gore.

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