# Fargo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fargo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,219 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,646 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 139,137 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (2,161 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Named for Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fargo in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fargo in the United States.

## People named Fargo

- William Fargo, American businessman and former mayor (1818–1881)
- Donna Fargo, American country singer-songwriter
- Brian Fargo, American video game producer and developer

## Similar surnames

Farooq, Farag, Farooqui, Frigo, Farruggia, Farris, Ferris, Frias, Farias, Frick, Fries, Freese.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.