Explore the Family Name Murgo

The meaning of Murgo

1. Italian: habitational name from a place in Sicily called Murgo. 2. Catalan (Murgó): from murgó ‘vine shoot buried in the ground for taking root’, applied either as a nickname, or as a metonymic occupational name for a winegrower. This surname is also found in Mexico. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Antonio, Gaetano, Sal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Murgo has seen a considerable rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 62,236 but in 2010, it had climbed up the list to 57,914 - an increase of 6.94 percent. This upward trend is also reflected in the number of individuals carrying the Murgo name, with a jump from 301 in 2000 to 351 in 2010, marking a significant growth of 16.61 percent. Furthermore, its proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a growth of 9.09 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,236	#57,914	6.94%
Count	301	351	16.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Murgo

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Murgo identified as White or Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, in 2000, 75.75 percent identified as White, slipping slightly to 74.93 percent by 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a minor increase from 23.26 percent in 2000 to 23.36 percent in 2010. No individuals with this surname reported themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.75%	74.93%	-1.08%
Hispanic	23.26%	23.36%	0.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%