How common is the surname Fargo?

2,219 people in the United States had the surname Fargo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,137 Americans. It ranked 13,646th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fargo?

William Fargo, American businessman and former mayor (1818–1881), followed by Donna Fargo.

Where is the surname Fargo most common?

Wikidata records people named Fargo in the United States.

How do you pronounce Fargo?

Fargo is /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Fargo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,161 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,219 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Fargo

A surname, carried by 2,219 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex F620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fargo is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,219 people named Fargo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,137 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,161.

#13,646

rank among US surnames

2,219

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,005)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,640	Caples	2,221	139,012
#13,642	Paw	2,220	139,075
#13,646	Eid	2,219	139,137
#13,654	Victorino	2,218	139,200

Who is named Fargo

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

91% of people named Fargo identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fargos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Fargo
American businessman and former mayor (1818–1881)
Donna Fargo
American country singer-songwriter, born 1945
Brian Fargo
American video game producer and developer, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fargo

Fargo has the Soundex code F620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F620.

Questions

Where does the surname Fargo come from?: Named for Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo.
How common is the surname Fargo?: 2,219 people in the United States had the surname Fargo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,137 Americans. It ranked 13,646th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fargo?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Fargo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fargo?: William Fargo, American businessman and former mayor (1818–1881), followed by Donna Fargo.
Where is the surname Fargo most common?: Wikidata records people named Fargo in the United States.
How do you pronounce Fargo?: Fargo is /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Fargo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,161 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,219 in 2010, up 2.7%.