The Drago surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,275 people carried this name — #9,875 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,103 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Drago surname
A nickname, from drago (“dragon”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Drago» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,512 people named Drago 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 192 people named Drago.
83 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
119 people named Drago live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Drago live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Drago in American newspapers,
1879–1906.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,863 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Drago,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maria Drago 1774–1852 · Patriot -
Luis María Drago 1859–1921 · judge -
Alberto Drago d. 1601 · Catholic priest
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Marino Drago 1655–1733 · Catholic priest
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Vincent Drago 1710–1744 · Catholic priest
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Vincenzo Drago 1770–1836 · historian
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Drago.
- Doyon 1,945 · U.S. census
- Doze 218 · U.S. census
- Dozier 16,091 · U.S. census
- Drabik 734 · U.S. census
- Drach 394 · U.S. census
- Draghi 334 · U.S. census
- Dragon 2,475 · U.S. census
- Dragone 766 · U.S. census
- Drain 3,859 · U.S. census
- Drame 342 · U.S. census
- Dran 133 · U.S. census
- Drane 2,706 · U.S. census
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