Cornish: habitational name from Higher and Lower Spargo in Mabe (Cornwall) named with Middle Cornish spern ‘thorns thorn trees’ + cor ‘hedge boundary’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Spargo family from?
You can see how Spargo families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Spargo family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Spargo families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 351 Spargo families living in Cornwall. This was about 63% of all the recorded Spargo's in United Kingdom. Cornwall had the highest population of Spargo families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Spargo surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Spargo. 19% of Spargo men worked as a Farmer and 73% of Spargo women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Spargo were Incapacitated and Domestic Duties. .
Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Spargo life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Spargo in 1954 was 47, and 75 in 2004.