The Argo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,808 people carried this name — #8,635 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 77,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,707 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 28 people named Argo 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 Entre Ríos.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 28

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Argo in American newspapers,
1907–1917.

Newspaper page from The Lexington Advertiser carrying the name Argo
The Lexington Advertiser 1907-10-25
Newspaper page from The Lexington Advertiser carrying the name Argo
The Lexington Advertiser 1907-11-08
Newspaper page from The Starkville News carrying the name Argo
The Starkville News 1917-07-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 130,514 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Argo in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

2,098 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Argo. The most, 531, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 895
Victoria 416
New South Wales 403
South Australia 267
Western Australia 55
Tasmania 54
ACT (Canberra) 4
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Argo.

Who carried it

People named Argo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edwin Argo
    Edwin Argo 1895–1962 · event rider
  • Mary Argo d. 1984 · physicist
  • Naomi George Argo 1894–1982 · entomologist
  • Harold Argo 1918–2003 · physicist
  • Victor Argo 1934–2004 · actor
  • Arthur Argo 1935–1981 · poet

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Argo,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States241 records

241 records of the Argo name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 146
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 53
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 14
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 13
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herbert A. Argo

    Born 1916 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; shipping clerk from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Giovanni Argo

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Liguria from Genoa and Naples, aged 15; laborer. From Gerace, Reggio Di Calabria, Italy.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record William McKinley Argo

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1943, died 1997; buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Michigan.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 241 records for Argo in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia75 records

75 records of the Argo name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 38
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 17
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 13
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Argo

    Arrived in Queensland in 1911 aboard the Osterley, aged 45.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Marie Estelle Argo

    Retired of Ashburton, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Argo

    Died 1853 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 46.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 75 records for Argo in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Argo name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Genia E. Argo

    Buried in 1935 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Alexander Argo

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record George Argo

    Married 1814 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Argo in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Argo name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Janna Argo

    Married in 1742 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Janna Argo

    Married in 1728 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Jan Argo

    Baptised in 1732 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Argo name in the United Kingdom Scottish rolls of honour, First World War
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Alexander W. Argo

    Died 1917. Named in the roll of honour (1926).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. A. E. Argo

    Served in the First World War. Named in the University of Aberdeen provisional roll of service 1914-15.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Argo name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rene Marcel Argo

    Born 1921 in Switzerland; died 1994 in Allinges (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Roger Lazare Avit Argo

    Born 1922 in Sainte-Anne de la Martinique; died 2001 in Fort-de-France (Martinique).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Argo name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Richard Argo

    From Leipzig. Reported wounded in the Saxon casualty list of 7 October 1915; then reported dead in the list of 24 February 1917 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 133).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Oswald Argo

    From Leipzig-Connewitz. Reported wounded in the Saxon casualty list of 30 August 1916; then reported missing in the list of 10 October 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 101).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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