The Rago surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,093 people carried this name — #14,299 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 140,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 2,110 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,168 people named Rago 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
83 people named Rago live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Rago.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 print
Rago in American newspapers,
1895–1902.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,137 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rago,
with a public archive behind them.
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Konstanty Rago 1896–1945
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Michele Rago 1913–2008 · university teacher
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Michele Rago 1913–2008 · university teacher
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Michele Rago 1913–2008 · university teacher
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Danuta Rago 1934–2000 · photographer
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Margareth Rago 1948– · teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rago.
When the index is not enough
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