Origin Displayed: Italian
Spelling variations of this family name include: Agnese, Agnesi, Agnes, D'Agnese, L'Agnese, Lagnese, Agnesetti, Agnesini, Aggnese, Agnnese, Agnesse, Agneses, Agnesi, Agness, Aggness, Agnus and many more.First found in Naples, formerly Napoli or Neapolis, formerly capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy it is the chief city of the province of Naples. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: M. Agnes, who settled in Virginia in 1652; William Agness, who came to New York, NY in 1823; John Agness, who came to New York, NY in 1835; Eberhard Family Agnes, who arrived in New York in 1842. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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