The Arago surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 163 people carried this name — #108,734 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 23% from 133 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 86 people named Arago.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 70 people named Arago live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Arago,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marie Arago 1755–1845 · homemaker -
François Arago 1786–1853 · writer -
Jacques Arago 1790–1855 · writer -
Étienne Arago 1802–1892 · writer -
Emmanuel Arago 1812–1896 · lawyer -
François Bonaventure Arago 1754–1814 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Arago.
- Aquilina 841 · U.S. census
- Aquino 25,783 · U.S. census
- Ara 900 · U.S. census
- Arab 499 · U.S. census
- Arabi 189 · U.S. census
- Arabian 476 · U.S. census
- Aragon 25,801 · U.S. census
- Aragones 548 · U.S. census
- Arakelian 1,291 · U.S. census
- Arambel 103 · U.S. census
- Aramburu 378 · U.S. census
- Aramini 188 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Arago is.
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