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    The surname Vigo

    A surname, carried by 1,252 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈviːɡəʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex V200

    Vigo: #21,009 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Vigo #21,009, 1,252 people Vigo: #21,009 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vigo #21,009, 1,252 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vigo is more common than 87.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,252 people named Vigo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,602 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 977.

    #21,009
    rank among US surnames
    1,252
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.1%
    change since 2000 (was #24,083)

    Who is named Vigo

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

    73% of people named Vigo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73%
    • White (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    • Two or more races 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Vigos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • axel vigo
      Argentine association football player, born 1999

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Vigo

    Vigo has the Soundex code V200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V200.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Vigo?
    1,252 people in the United States had the surname Vigo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,602 Americans. It ranked 21,009th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vigo?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Vigo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Vigo?
    axel vigo, Argentine association football player.
    Where is the surname Vigo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Vigo in Argentina.
    How do you pronounce Vigo?
    Vigo is /ˈviːɡəʊ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Vigo getting more or less common?
    More common. 977 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,252 in 2010, up 28%.