How common is the surname Argo?

3,808 people in the United States had the surname Argo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,078 Americans. It ranked 8,635th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Argo?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Argo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Argo?

Victor Argo, American actor (1934–2004), followed by Edwin Argo.

Where is the surname Argo most common?

Wikidata records people named Argo in the United States.

Is the surname Argo getting more or less common?

More common. 3,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,808 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Argo

A surname, carried by 3,808 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Argo is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,808 people named Argo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,078 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,707.

#8,635

rank among US surnames

3,808

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,223)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,629	Zalewski	3,812	80,993
#8,631	Krishnan	3,810	81,036
#8,634	Rankins	3,809	81,057
#8,635	Waites	3,808	81,078
#8,639	McSweeney	3,807	81,099
#8,641	Zacharias	3,805	81,142

Who is named Argo

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

91% of people named Argo identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Argos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Victor Argo
American actor (1934–2004)
Edwin Argo
American equestrian, 1895–1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Argo

Argo has the Soundex code A620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A620.

Questions

How common is the surname Argo?: 3,808 people in the United States had the surname Argo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,078 Americans. It ranked 8,635th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Argo?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Argo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Argo?: Victor Argo, American actor (1934–2004), followed by Edwin Argo.
Where is the surname Argo most common?: Wikidata records people named Argo in the United States.
Is the surname Argo getting more or less common?: More common. 3,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,808 in 2010, up 2.7%.