Frequency: (405)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Spanish, Galician, and Portuguese: habitational name from any of the numerous places named Lagos, especially in Galicia.
2. Greek: nickname for a timid person or a fast runner, from Greek lagos ‘hare’, or a reduced form of a patronymic based on such a nickname, such as Lagoudakis.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 28%; Greek 5%.Carlos (8), Jose (7), Luis (4), Manuel (3), Raul (3), Alba (2), Alberto (2), Araceli (2), Benito (2), Eduardo (2), Enrique (2), Gerardo (2); Kiriakos (2), Panos (2), Voula (2), Constantine, Costas, Haralambos, Taso.
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