# Vargas (surname)

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

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 173,835 |
| US rank (2010) | 148 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,776 people |
| Change since 2000 | +40% (123,952 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Vargus |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Vargas. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico and Colombia.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Vargas 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) | 5.4% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Vargas in the United States, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia and Panama.

## People named Vargas

- Matías Vargas, Argentine footballer (born 1997)
- Iêda Maria Vargas, Brazilian model (1944–2025)
- Jacob Vargas, American actor (1971-)
- Juan Vargas, American politician
- Jessie Vargas, American boxer
- Fernando Vargas, American boxer
- Germán Vargas Lleras, 10th Vice President of Colombia (2014–2017)
- Cássio Vargas, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Elizabeth Vargas, American television journalist
- Jan Carlos Vargas, association football player
- Sergio Vargas, Argentine footballer
- Darci Vargas, 15th and 18th First Lady of Brazil (1895-1968)

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Varghese, Varughese, Verges.

## 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.