Explore the Family Name Gago

The meaning of Gago

1. Spanish and Portuguese: nickname for a man afflicted with a stammer, from gago ‘stammering, stuttering’. 2. Polish: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Andres, Francisco, Albino, Alfredo, Amparo, Angel, Arcenio, Emilio, Esteban, Fernando.

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How common is the last name Gago in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Gago" has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname was up by 6.44%, moving from 36,276 to 33,941. Additionally, there was an increase of nearly 15% in the number of individuals with the Gago surname, growing from a count of 583 in 2000 to 670 in 2010. This resulted in a slight increase in the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people, which rose by 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,276	#33,941	6.44%
Count	583	670	14.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.23	4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gago

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Gago" also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. A slight increase was observed in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, rising by 1.10% and 2.76% respectively. There was a significant increase in the category of two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native, rising by 45.45% and 73.26% respectively. On the other hand, there were decreases in the percentage of individuals identifying as White and Black, with a decline of 7.30% and 12.94% respectively, during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	54.03%	55.52%	2.76%
White	34.13%	31.64%	-7.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.35%	6.42%	1.1%
Black	3.09%	2.69%	-12.94%
Two or More Races	1.54%	2.24%	45.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.86%	1.49%	73.26%