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Early Origins of the Lago family

The surname Lago was first found in Sardinia (Italian: Sardegna, Sardinian: Sardigna), the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. In 238 B.C the Carthaginians revolted and Rome took over. Saracens occupied 720 A.D. 1164 found Frederick Barbarosa giving the island to Barisone. Pisans succeeded in the 13th. Arragons took over in 1403 and it remained a Spanish province until the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1848 complete political union with Piedmont and Italy was granted. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Lago family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lago research. Another 155 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1655, 1738 and 1749 are included under the topic Early Lago History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lago Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delogu, Delagu, Delago, Lagu, Logu, del Lagu and many more.

Early Notables of the Lago family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

  • the Delogu or Delago family of Sardinia

Lago Ranking

In the United States, the name Lago is the 12,391st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Lago migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lago Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • A. Visaora Lago, who was recorded in New Orleans in 1829
  • Antonio Lago, who was naturalized in Alabama in 1868
  • Manuel Lago, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1872 2
  • Antonio Maria Lago, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1874 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Lago (post 1700) +

  • Laura A. Lago, American politician, Workers World Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988 3
  • Elizabeth Lago Netto (1955-2015), Brazilian actress and model


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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