Agnes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Agnes family

The surname Agnes was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy; it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Instanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Agnes family

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Agnes Spelling Variations

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.

Early Notables of the Agnes family

By the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French invaded Naples and in 1806, Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king, but this hold on Italy was not to last. In 1813 the Congress Of Vienna restored pre-Napoleonic rule. Among prominent bearers of this surname in early times were:

the Agnese family of Naples

Agnes Ranking

In France, the name Agnes is the 3,079^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Agnes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Agnes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

M. Agnes, who settled in Virginia in 1652
Tho Agnes, who arrived in Virginia in 1658 2

Agnes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Eberhard Family Agnes, who arrived in New York in 1842
Eberhard Agnes, who settled in New York, NY in 1845
Adolph Agnes, who settled in Panama in 1850

Agnes Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mary Agnes, who arrived in Nebraska in 1942

Agnes migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Agnes Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Ellen Agnes, aged 23, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Bee"

Contemporary Notables of the name Agnes (post 1700) +

Muriel Agnes Heagney (1885-1974), Australian trade unionist and feminist and lifetime campaigner for equal pay for women workers, inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001
Joan Agnes Whalley (1927-2021), Australian actress, teacher and artistic director of Twelfth Night Theatre in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Australia from 1962 to 1976
Kerrie Agnes Biddell (1947-2014), Australian jazz and session singer, as well as a pianist and vocal teacher from Kings Cross, New South Wales
Jane Agnes Chessar (1835-1880), Scottish teacher, born in Edinburgh in 1835, but after attending private school and classes in that city went to London in 1851 in order to gain special training as a teacher 3
Margaret Agnes Bunn (1799-1883), Scottish actress, born on 26 Oct. 1799 at Lanark 4
Helen Agnes Young MBE (1926-2019), New Zealand radio manager and an advocate for New Zealand music performers and composers
Florence Agnes Henderson (1934-2016), American actress and singer, perhaps best remembered for her role as Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974
Ada Agnes Soper, American Republican politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Littleton; Elected 1938 5
Suzette Agnes Junglas (1873-1962), American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1924; Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Woodbridge, 1932 6
Mary Agnes Gillen (1895-1963), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1942-56; Defeated, 1956 7

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html