Find out how popular the last name Jago is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Jago.

Jago, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Jago surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jago in America

Jago is the 43511th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jago surname appeared 496 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jago.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jago to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jago

The surname JAGO originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish word 'jaco', which means a small horse or pony. The name likely referred to someone who worked with or bred these animals.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name JAGO can be found in the Catalonian region of Spain, where it appeared in documents dating back to the 13th century. It is believed that the name may have initially been a nickname or occupation descriptor before becoming a hereditary surname.

In the 14th century, the name JAGO began to spread beyond Spain, appearing in records in Portugal and parts of southern France. It is possible that the migration of the name was facilitated by the movement of traders and merchants during this period.

One notable early bearer of the surname JAGO was Rodrigo Jago, a Spanish explorer who was part of the expedition led by Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492. Rodrigo Jago's name appears in the ship's logs from this historic voyage.

In the 16th century, the name JAGO can be found in records from England, likely brought over by Spanish or Portuguese immigrants. One of the earliest English bearers of the name was John Jago, a merchant who lived in London in the 1550s.

Another prominent individual with the surname JAGO was Richard Jago, an English poet and clergyman who lived from 1715 to 1781. He is best known for his poem "Edge Hill," which recounts the Battle of Edge Hill during the English Civil War.

In the 19th century, the name JAGO gained some notoriety through the works of Richard Dadd, an English painter who was born in 1817. Dadd is famous for his intricate and imaginative paintings, many of which were created while he was confined to a psychiatric hospital after being found criminally insane.

Other notable bearers of the surname JAGO include Manuel Jago, a Spanish painter born in 1828, and Ambrose Jago, an English cricketer who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jago

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Jago.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Jago was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jago has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Jago was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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