Explore the Family Name Spargo
The meaning of Spargo
Cornish: habitational name from Higher and Lower Spargo in Mabe (Cornwall), named with Middle Cornish spern ‘thorns, thorn trees’ + cor ‘hedge, boundary’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Spargo in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Spargo saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Spargo ranked as the 22,143rd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 22,608th spot, representing a drop of 2.1%. Despite this decrease in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Spargo surname increased from 1,089 in 2000 to 1,136 in 2010, a growth of 4.32%. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the surname decreased slightly from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010, a decrease of 2.5%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #22,143 | #22,608 | -2.1% |
| Count | 1,089 | 1,136 | 4.32% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.4 | 0.39 | -2.5% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spargo
The ethnic identity associated with the Spargo surname also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010 according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly all (97.06%) of those with the Spargo surname identified as White, but this figure dropped to 93.93% by 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of Spargos identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase over the same period, rising from 1.93% in 2000 to 3.79% in 2010, an impressive growth rate of 96.37%. Notably, there was also a small emergence of Spargos identifying as of two or more races in 2010, where such identification was not recorded in 2000. There were no Spargos who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.06% | 93.93% | -3.22% |
| Hispanic | 1.93% | 3.79% | 96.37% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 1.5% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |