How common is the surname Argento?

1,221 people in the United States had the surname Argento in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Argento?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Argento identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Argento?

Dominick Argento, American composer (1927-2019).

Where is the surname Argento most common?

Wikidata records people named Argento in the United States.

Is the surname Argento getting more or less common?

More common. 1,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Argento

A surname, carried by 1,221 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Argento is more common than 86.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,221 people named Argento in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,157.

#21,413

rank among US surnames

1,221

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,142)

Who is named Argento

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Argento identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Argentos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dominick Argento
American composer (1927-2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Argento

Argento has the Soundex code A625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A625.

Questions

How common is the surname Argento?: 1,221 people in the United States had the surname Argento in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Argento?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Argento identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Argento?: Dominick Argento, American composer (1927-2019).
Where is the surname Argento most common?: Wikidata records people named Argento in the United States.
Is the surname Argento getting more or less common?: More common. 1,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, up 5.5%.