How common is the surname Vargas?

173,835 people in the United States had the surname Vargas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,776 Americans. It ranked 148th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vargas?

Matías Vargas, Argentine footballer (born 1997), followed by Iêda Maria Vargas.

Where is the surname Vargas most common?

Wikidata records people named Vargas in the United States, Brazil and Bolivia and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Vargas getting more or less common?

More common. 123,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 173,835 in 2010, up 40%.

The surname Vargas

A Spanish surname, carried by 173,835 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vargas is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

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

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 173,835 people named Vargas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,776 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 123,952.

#148

rank among US surnames

173,835

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+40.2%

change since 2000 (was #221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#139	Marshall	183,922	1,679
#140	Owens	182,719	1,690
#141	Harrison	181,091	1,705
#142	Fernandez	180,842	1,707
#143	McDonald	180,497	1,711
#144	Woods	177,425	1,740
#145	Washington	177,386	1,741

Who is named Vargas

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

93% of people named Vargas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Two or more races 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Vargass

18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matías Vargas
Argentine footballer (born 1997)
Iêda Maria Vargas
Brazilian model (1944–2025)
Jacob Vargas
American actor (1971-)
Juan Vargas
American politician, born 1961
Jessie Vargas
American boxer, born 1989
Fernando Vargas
American boxer, born 1977
Germán Vargas Lleras
10th Vice President of Colombia (2014–2017)
Cássio Vargas
Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1983
Elizabeth Vargas
American television journalist, born 1962
Jan Carlos Vargas
Association football player, born 1995
Sergio Vargas
Argentine footballer, born 1965
Darci Vargas
15th and 18th First Lady of Brazil (1895-1968)

Notable Vargass come mostly from the United States (7), Brazil (3) and Bolivia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Vargus

Surnames that sound like Vargas

Vargas has the Soundex code V622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V622.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Vargas come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Vargas. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico and Colombia.
How common is the surname Vargas?: 173,835 people in the United States had the surname Vargas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,776 Americans. It ranked 148th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vargas?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Vargas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vargas?: Matías Vargas, Argentine footballer (born 1997), followed by Iêda Maria Vargas.
Where is the surname Vargas most common?: Wikidata records people named Vargas in the United States, Brazil and Bolivia and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Vargas getting more or less common?: More common. 123,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 173,835 in 2010, up 40%.
What are other spellings of Vargas?: Vargus.