How Many People Have the Last Name Augustus?

2,988

people had the surname Augustus in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 99,010 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#10,697

Tied with 3 others

Per 100,000 People

1.01

In 2010

Largest Group

61.8%

Black

Change Since 2000

+12%

+321 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Augustus (61.8%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 31%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Augustus ranks #316. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 31%
Black 61.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Augustus grew from 2,667 people in 2000 to 2,988 in 2010 (up 12%), and its rank rose from #10,948 to #10,697.

20002010
People2,6672,988
Rank#10,948#10,697
Per 100,000 people0.991.01

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Augustus

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#10,692Spahr2,989
#10,692Spiers2,989
#10,692Stange2,989
#10,697Carriere2,988
#10,697Peloquin2,988
#10,697Zellers2,988
#10,697Augustus2,988

👤 Augustus as a First Name

Augustus is a first name too: about 15,368 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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