Last Name WAGONER

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Meaning The wagoner, a wainman, a carter. Wagon, wain (Duch), a cart for carriage of goods. Probbaly as 'Wainman' was the common English term, Wagner is generally of German importation.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 2,252 (2000 US census) 2,348 (1990 US census)
Count 14,841 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.46%, or 13870 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.84%, or 421 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.49%, or 73 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.69%, or 102 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.27%, or 188 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.25%, or 186 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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