Explore the Family Name Urgo

The meaning of Urgo

Italian: possibly a shortened variant of Burgo 2 or Gurgo, a topographic name with a variety of meanings, including ‘vortex’, ‘whirlpool, mill race, ditch where flax was put to soak’, ‘depression in which water collects’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Saverio, Donato, Rocco, Sal.

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

The surname Urgo showed a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Urgo was ranked 44,574th and by 2010, it had dropped to the 47,614th rank, indicating a dip of 6.82%. There was also a slight decline in the count of individuals with this surname, going from 454 in 2000 to 445 in 2010, a change of -1.98%. The proportion of people named Urgo per 100,000 people also fell by 11.76%, from 0.17 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,574	#47,614	-6.82%
Count	454	445	-1.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Urgo

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Urgo, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 96.70% in 2000 to 95.51% in 2010. However, there was a noticeable increase in the percentage of individuals with the Urgo surname who identified as Hispanic, rising from 2.20% in 2000 to 4.27% in 2010, a significant change of 94.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	95.51%	-1.23%
Hispanic	2.2%	4.27%	94.09%
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%