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    The surname Virgo

    A surname, carried by 785 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex V620

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Virgo is more common than 81.6% of them.

    Origin

    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.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 785 people named Virgo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 393,306 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 679.

    #29,918
    rank among US surnames
    785
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.6%
    change since 2000 (was #32,059)

    Who is named Virgo

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

    49% of people named Virgo identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 49%
    • White (not Hispanic) 42%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Virgo

    Virgo has the Soundex code V620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V620.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Virgo come from?
    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…
    How common is the surname Virgo?
    785 people in the United States had the surname Virgo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 393,306 Americans. It ranked 29,918th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Virgo?
    In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Virgo identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Virgo?
    Virgo is /ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Virgo getting more or less common?
    More common. 679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 785 in 2010, up 16%.