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UK surname

Jago

An English surname derived from the male given name Jacob.

In the 1881 census there were 1,137 people recorded with the Jago surname, ranking it #3,519 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,555, ranked #3,983, down from #3,519 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bodmin, London parishes and Portsmouth, Portsea. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall and Liverpool.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Jago is 1,667 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 36.8%.

1881 census count

1,137

Ranked #3,519

Modern count

1,555

2016, ranked #3,983

Peak year

1999

1,667 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Jago had 1,137 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #3,519 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,555 in 2016, ranked #3,983.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,500 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Jago surname distribution map

The map shows where the Jago surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Jago surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Jago over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 794 #3,358
1861 historical 339 #7,522
1881 historical 1,137 #3,519
1891 historical 1,019 #4,084
1901 historical 1,500 #3,420
1911 historical 1,393 #3,468
1997 modern 1,612 #3,677
1998 modern 1,655 #3,722
1999 modern 1,667 #3,726
2000 modern 1,627 #3,790
2001 modern 1,568 #3,852
2002 modern 1,626 #3,791
2003 modern 1,591 #3,785
2004 modern 1,578 #3,824
2005 modern 1,546 #3,850
2006 modern 1,535 #3,879
2007 modern 1,553 #3,866
2008 modern 1,558 #3,886
2009 modern 1,591 #3,900
2010 modern 1,623 #3,908
2011 modern 1,598 #3,913
2012 modern 1,520 #4,032
2013 modern 1,564 #3,995
2014 modern 1,581 #3,977
2015 modern 1,563 #3,978
2016 modern 1,555 #3,983

Geography

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Where Jagos are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bodmin, London parishes and Portsmouth, Portsea. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall and Liverpool. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bodmin Cornwall
2 London parishes London 1
3 London parishes London 3
4 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 039 Cornwall
2 Cornwall 024 Cornwall
3 Cornwall 027 Cornwall
4 Liverpool 044 Liverpool
5 Cornwall 014 Cornwall

Forenames

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First names often paired with Jago

These lists show first names that appear often with the Jago surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Jago

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Jago, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Jago surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Jago household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Jago is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Jago is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Jago falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

4
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Jago is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Jago, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Jago

The surname JAGO originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish word 'jaco', which means a small horse or pony. The name likely referred to someone who worked with or bred these animals.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name JAGO can be found in the Catalonian region of Spain, where it appeared in documents dating back to the 13th century. It is believed that the name may have initially been a nickname or occupation descriptor before becoming a hereditary surname.

In the 14th century, the name JAGO began to spread beyond Spain, appearing in records in Portugal and parts of southern France. It is possible that the migration of the name was facilitated by the movement of traders and merchants during this period.

One notable early bearer of the surname JAGO was Rodrigo Jago, a Spanish explorer who was part of the expedition led by Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492. Rodrigo Jago's name appears in the ship's logs from this historic voyage.

In the 16th century, the name JAGO can be found in records from England, likely brought over by Spanish or Portuguese immigrants. One of the earliest English bearers of the name was John Jago, a merchant who lived in London in the 1550s.

Another prominent individual with the surname JAGO was Richard Jago, an English poet and clergyman who lived from 1715 to 1781. He is best known for his poem "Edge Hill," which recounts the Battle of Edge Hill during the English Civil War.

In the 19th century, the name JAGO gained some notoriety through the works of Richard Dadd, an English painter who was born in 1817. Dadd is famous for his intricate and imaginative paintings, many of which were created while he was confined to a psychiatric hospital after being found criminally insane.

Other notable bearers of the surname JAGO include Manuel Jago, a Spanish painter born in 1828, and Ambrose Jago, an English cricketer who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club in the late 19th century.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Jago families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Jago surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Cornwall leads with 357 Jagos recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.18x.

County Total Index
Cornwall 357 28.18x
Devon 296 12.71x
Middlesex 114 1.02x
Hampshire 77 3.36x
Surrey 51 0.94x
Kent 48 1.26x
Lancashire 40 0.30x
Essex 23 1.04x
Lanarkshire 17 0.47x
Sussex 17 0.90x
Glamorgan 12 0.62x
Durham 11 0.33x
Channel Islands 10 3.02x
Dorset 10 1.36x
Nottinghamshire 10 0.66x
Warwickshire 10 0.35x
Pembrokeshire 7 1.97x
Royal Navy 6 4.50x
Suffolk 6 0.44x
Cheshire 4 0.16x
Hertfordshire 4 0.52x
Somerset 4 0.22x
Caernarfonshire 3 0.66x
Monmouthshire 3 0.37x
Yorkshire 2 0.02x
Berkshire 1 0.12x
Herefordshire 1 0.22x
Northamptonshire 1 0.10x
Northumberland 1 0.06x
Renfrewshire 1 0.12x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stoke Damerel in Devon leads with 66 Jagos recorded in 1881 and an index of 40.49x.

Place Total Index
Stoke Damerel 66 40.49x
Plymouth St Andrew 58 32.33x
Bodmin 57 271.95x
Portsea 51 11.35x
Egg Buckland 35 879.40x
Tavistock 28 105.54x
Pelynt 23 894.94x
St Hilary Marazion 21 610.47x
Madron Penzance 20 43.42x
Plymouth Charles The 19 18.52x
Mevagissey 18 213.78x
Bethnal Green London 16 3.29x
Islington London 15 1.38x
St Pancras London 15 1.67x
Lambeth 14 1.44x
St Austell 14 32.33x
Hackney London 13 2.07x
Kenwyn 13 39.24x
Maker 13 111.11x
Pilton 13 169.05x
Kensington London 12 1.93x
Minster In Sheppey 12 18.98x
Battersea 11 2.67x
Antony 10 81.77x
Calstock 10 40.26x
Dartmouth St Saviour 10 150.38x
East Looe 10 194.55x
East Stonehouse 10 21.80x
Liverpool 10 1.24x
Nottingham St Mary 10 2.56x
St Peter Port 10 16.31x
Stoke 10 106.04x
Toxteth Park 10 2.22x
Budock 9 94.44x
Chideock 9 347.49x
Fowey 9 154.91x
Glasgow 9 1.40x
St Clement 9 68.08x
St Michaels Mount 9 2812.50x
West Derby 9 2.32x
Aston 8 1.03x
Cheriton 8 51.41x
Greenwich 8 4.49x
Halstead 8 31.06x
South Shields 8 26.98x
St Ives 8 32.27x
St Teath 8 104.85x
Brading 7 22.97x
Brighton 7 1.84x
Camberwell 7 0.98x
Duloe 7 188.17x
Govan 7 0.78x
Icklesham 7 210.84x
Kirkdale 7 3.13x
Liskeard 7 33.02x
Newington 7 1.69x
Phillack 7 42.81x
Plumstead 7 5.50x
Beerferris 6 132.16x
Bromley London 6 2.44x
Landrake 6 212.77x
Lanteglos By Fowey 6 116.28x
Petersfield 6 95.09x
Roche 6 93.31x
Royal Navy 6 5.26x
St Gluvias Penryn 6 59.11x
St Mary Le Strand London 6 147.06x
Tenby St Mary In 6 33.15x
West Looe 6 179.64x
Wolborough 6 20.38x
Alverstoke 5 6.02x
Linkinhorne 5 56.69x
Paddington London 5 1.22x
Southampton St Mary 5 3.47x
St Andrew Holborn London 5 10.32x
Stone In Dartford 5 51.07x
Wanstead 5 12.93x
Poplar London 4 1.89x
Saltash 4 40.73x
St Albans 4 25.32x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Jago surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Jago surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 77
William 76
James 31
Thomas 28
George 26
Alfred 25
Charles 22
Richard 20
Henry 19
Joseph 17
Robert 16
Samuel 14
Frederick 13
Edward 12
Walter 11
Arthur 8
Ernest 7
Francis 6
Frank 6
Edwin 5
Fredrick 5
Thos. 5
Harry 4
Josiah 4
Herbert 3
Peter 3
Philip 3
Wm. 3
Albert 2
Chas. 2
Christopher 2
Daniel 2
Edgar 2
Fredk. 2
Nathaniel 2
Percival 2
Richd. 2
Selwyn 2
Sidney 2
Willm. 2
Alphonsus 1
Bernard 1
Bertie 1
Bruce 1
Cecil 1
D.H. 1
Dudley 1
Ebenezer 1
Edn.Bob.? 1
Wyman 1

FAQ

Jago surname: questions and answers

How common was the Jago surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,137 people were recorded with the Jago surname. That placed it at #3,519 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Jago surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,555 in 2016. That gives Jago a modern rank of #3,983.

What does the Jago surname mean?

An English surname derived from the male given name Jacob.

What does the Jago map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Jago bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.