How common is the surname Lago?

2,754 people in the United States had the surname Lago in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,108 Americans. It ranked 11,436th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lago?

Virginia Lago, Argentinian actor, followed by Jackson Lago.

Where is the surname Lago most common?

Wikidata records people named Lago in Argentina and Brazil.

Is the surname Lago getting more or less common?

More common. 2,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,754 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Lago

A surname, carried by 2,754 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lago is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,754 people named Lago in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,108 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,341.

#11,436

rank among US surnames

2,754

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+17.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,428	Popa	2,757	111,986
#11,430	Eshelman	2,756	112,027
#11,436	Bovee	2,754	112,108
#11,440	Wehr	2,753	112,149
#11,443	Nygaard	2,752	112,190

Who is named Lago

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

50% of people named Lago identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lagos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Virginia Lago
Argentinian actor, born 1946
Jackson Lago
Brazilian politician (1934-2011)

Notable Lagos come mostly from Argentina (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lago

Lago has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Questions

How common is the surname Lago?: 2,754 people in the United States had the surname Lago in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,108 Americans. It ranked 11,436th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lago?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Lago identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lago?: Virginia Lago, Argentinian actor, followed by Jackson Lago.
Where is the surname Lago most common?: Wikidata records people named Lago in Argentina and Brazil.
Is the surname Lago getting more or less common?: More common. 2,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,754 in 2010, up 18%.