VARGAS - Name Meaning & Origin

Vargas is the 36th most common Hispanic surname.

• Elizabeth Vargas - American broadcast journalist
• Mario Vargas Llosa - Peruvian contemporary writer

50 Common Hispanic Surnames & Their Meanings
Garcia, Martinez, Rodriguez, Lopez, Hernandez... Are you one of the millions of people sporting one of these top 50 common Hispanic last names?

VARGAS Family Genealogy Forum
Search this popular genealogy forum for the Vargas surname to find others who might be researching your ancestors, or post your own Vargas query.

FamilySearch - VARGAS Genealogy
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the Vargas surname and its variations.

VARGAS Surname & Family Mailing Lists
RootsWeb hosts several free mailing lists for researchers of the Vargas surname.

Cousin Connect - VARGAS Genealogy Queries
Read or post genealogy queries for the surname Vargas, and sign up for free notification when new Vargas queries are added.

DistantCousin.com - VARGAS Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name Vargas.

-- Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out First Name Meanings

-- Can't find your last name listed? Suggest a surname to be added to the Glossary of Surname Meanings & Origins.

Find a Surname:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

-----------------------

References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.

Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.

Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.

>> Back to Glossary of Surname Meanings & Origins