Angus

Anglicized form of Aonghus, Aonghas, Gaelic

"one strength"

Angus Origin and Meaning

Variation of Gus

Angus Rank in US Top 1000

# 981 in the US

Angus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 222 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Angus

• 222 Nameberry 2025
• 982 Unique 2023
• 323 England 2024
• 38 scotland 2024
• 56 Australia 2024
• 96 New Zealand 2024
• 44 Cats 2024

20 Names Similar to Angus

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Famous People Named Angus

• Angus McKinnon Young Australian guitarist of band AC/DC
• Angus Turner Jones American actor
• Angus McLaren Australian actor
• Angus Stewart Deaton British,American economist
• Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson, English novelist
• Angus Stanley King U.S. Senator from Maine
• Angus Stone Australian singer songwriter
• Angus Neil McCallum Canadian MP
• Angus Scrimm (born Lawrence Rory Guy) American actor
• Angus Reid Canadian CFL player
• Angus Wilson Lennie Scottish actor
• (Gordon) Angus Deayton English actor/comedian
• Angus Alan Douglas Douglas Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton and 12th Duke of Brando
• Angus James Bruce Ogilvy English businessman; husband of Britain's Princess Alexandra
• Angus Cameron U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
• Angus "Alan" Young British,Canadian,American actor
• Angus William MacLise American drummer for the Velvet Underground
• Angus Redford Sutherland American actor and brother of Kiefer Sutherland
• Angus Moore Bernsen son of actor Corbin Bernsen
• Angus McKinnon Young Scottish born, Australian lead guitarist of AC/DC

The name Angus in Pop Culture

• Angus MacGyver main character on TV's "MacGyver"
• Angus Partridge male nanny on TV's "The L Word."
• Angus McMorrow main character in the film "The Water Horse (2007)"
• "Angus " 1995 film and its main character
• Angus horse in Pixar's "Brave"
• Angus Chestnut character on TV's "A.N.T. Farm"
• Angus character in video game "Devil May Cry 4"
• "Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging," novel by Louise Rennison and film
• Angus Campbell main character in G. A. Henty's "To Herat and Cabul"
• Angus McGillicuddy ancestor of Lucy Ricardo on the sitcom "I Love Lucy"
• Angus a county in Scotland, and the origin of the name of the cattle breed
• Angus breed of beef cattle
• Dr. Angus Leighton character on TV's "Code Black"

International Variations of the name Angus

• Aengus Irish
• Aonghus Irish
• Ennis Irish
• Gus Irish
• Oengus Irish
• Ungus Irish