Anguish
surname · Latin script
Meaning: for ANGUS; first attested Margaret Anguisshe 1530, Erl of Anguyshe 1563 Bardsley (A Dictionary of English Surnames)
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 2 countries · latest register: Census Bureau, 2020
/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/(recorded in a dictionary) English · from Wiktionary
Anguish is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- CACanada
- USUnited States
- GBUnited Kingdom
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
How to pronounce Anguish
- English:/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)for ANGUS; first attested Margaret Anguisshe 1530, Erl of Anguyshe 1563 Bardsley
Cited for this meaning 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Anguish is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, Margaret Anguisshe 1530, Erl of Anguyshe 1563 Bardsley. For ANGUS.
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
In English, Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Thomas Anguishb. 1700English cleric, died 1763
- Catherine Osborne, Duchess of Leedsb. 1764not in their usual namesecond wife of Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds, born 1764 January 21, died 1837 October 08
- Douglas Anguishb. 1950CACanadian Member of Parliament
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)7 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 2 countries.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Anguish mean, and where does it come from?
- for ANGUS; first attested Margaret Anguisshe 1530, Erl of Anguyshe 1563 Bardsley Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- What are other forms of the name Anguish?
- In the etymology graph, Anger and Angst are forms of the same name in other languages.
- How do you pronounce Anguish?
- In English /ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ (Wiktionary).
- In which country does Anguish have the most bearers?
- Anguish is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Anguish”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.