The Verdugo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,210 people carried this name — #4,885 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,000 people counted. That is up 30% from 5,542 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Verdugo surname

A surname originating as an occupation.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Verdugo» (Spanish), 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 2,110 people named Verdugo 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 Mendoza.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Mendoza 508
Buenos Aires Province 499
Río Negro 311
Neuquén 295
Corrientes 88
Santa Fe 81
Córdoba 80
La Pampa 65

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

38 people named Verdugo live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

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

Where they live today

Aargau 12
Vaud 11
Basel-Landschaft 10
Zurich 5

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 21 people named Verdugo.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Côtes-d’Armor.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Côtes-d’Armor 6
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Paris 2
Cantal 1
Dordogne 1
Gironde 1
Moselle 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Verdugo in American newspapers,
1907.

Newspaper page from The St. Mary Banner carrying the name Verdugo
The St. Mary Banner 1907-08-17
Newspaper page from Manchester Democrat carrying the name Verdugo
Manchester Democrat 1907-06-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,894 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Verdugo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joaquín María Verdugo
    Joaquín María Verdugo d. 1919 · journalist
  • Francisco Verdugo
    Francisco Verdugo 1537–1595 · politician
  • Francisco Verdugo Cabrera
    Francisco Verdugo Cabrera 1561–1636 · Catholic priest
  • Oscar Rene Verdugo Bustos d. 1973 · salesperson
  • Sergio Orlando Verdugo Herrera d. 1976 · civil engineer
  • Alonso Verdugo de Albornoz d. 1695

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Verdugo,
in the records of 4 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 States291 records

291 records of the Verdugo name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 167
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 97
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 25
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Manuel S. Verdugo

    Born 1902 in Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Daniel Alexander Verdugo

    Born 1948; from Whittier, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ernest Bueras Verdugo

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1931, died 1996; buried at Holy Hope Cemetery, Tucson, Arizona.

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

Showing 3 of 291 records for Verdugo in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Verdugo 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 Maria Verdugo

    Married in 1672 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Cornelis Verdugo

    Buried in 1669 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Aachje Verdugo

    Baptised in 1680 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Verdugo in the Netherlands.

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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Verdugo 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 Amalia Verdugo

    Born 1907 in Spain; died 1994 in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georges Alonso Verdugo

    Born 1961 in Marseille; died 1992 in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antonio Verdugo

    Born 1918 in Spain; died 1992 in Brest (Finistère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Verdugo in France.

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).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Verdugo name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Antonio Verdugo

    Painter and decorator of Preston West, Victoria; died 1989.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Margarita Verdugo

    Of West Preston, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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