Largo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Largo family

The surname Largo was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Largo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Largo research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1204, 1285, 1430, 1431, 1439, 1440, 1441, 1716 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Largo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Largo Spelling Variations

During the era when a person's name, tribe and posterity was one of his most important possessions, many different spellings were found in the archives examined. Largo occurred in many references, and spelling variations of the name found included Large, Larg, Largue and others.

Early Notables of the Largo family

Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Largo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Largo Ranking

In the United States, the name Largo is the 14,571^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Largo family to Ireland

Some of the Largo family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Largo migration to the United States +

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of illness and the elements, were buried at sea. In North America, early immigrants bearing the family name Largo, or a spelling variation of the surname include:

Largo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Largo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)