# Virgo (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 785 |
| US rank (2010) | 29,918 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 393,306 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (679 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin; name of constellation”), calque of Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin; name of constellation”), ultimately derived through mythic reinterpretation from ancient Mesopotamian constellations, as Akkadian absinnu (“seed furrow; name of constellation”) and Sumerian 𒀯𒀳 (ᵐᵘˡABSIN₃, “seed furrow; constellation representing fertility/harvest goddess Shala with ear of corn”). Doublet of virgin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Virgo 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) | 42% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Similar surnames

Vargo, Virk, Varga, Voorhees, Veras, Viers, Veres, Voorhies, Voris, Viars, Vires, Varkey.

## 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.