Last Name ARGYLE

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Meaning An extensive shire on the western coast of Scotland. The name is derived from the Gaelic 'Earra Ghaidheal,' that is, the country of the western Gael, or, according to Grant, the breeding-place of the Gael.
Origin Gaelic, South african

Rank 22,403 (2000 US census) 29,367 (1990 US census)
Count 1,072 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.06%, or 1019 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.99%, or 32 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.65%, or 7 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.65%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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