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JAGO

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There are approximately 2,548 people named Jago in the UK. That makes it the 3,726th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 40 are named Jago.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Anglo-Saxon
From given name or forename

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The Jago surname in historical dictionaries

JAGO. " As for the name Jago, wlietlier it be derived from the Celtish-British lago, and signifies .James, or from ijago or jago a spear, or military tuck, I determine not, or from gages and pledges for battle ; however, this uame was of ancient use in Britain ; for Galfridus Monmuthensis tells us of a king named Jago, before Julius Cassar landed in Britain, that reigned twenty-five 3'ears, .and lies buried at York." Hals, in Davies Gilbert's Cornwall, i., 397. The derivation from lago, James (rather Spanish, however, than Celtic); is probably the correct one.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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