Vargas (surname)
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Vargas is a noble Spanish surname of Castilian origin. The founder of the house was Iván de Martin who fought as a knight in the reconquest of Madrid, in 1083, in the service of Alfonso VI of León and Castile.[1] Descendants of this family now live across Spain and the Americas. The ancestral home is found in Riocorvo, Cantabria.[2][3]
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 22.2% of all known bearers of the surname Vargas were residents of Mexico. Listing of frequency:
- Mexico 22.2% (frequency 1:260)
- Colombia 15.6% (1:142)
- Peru, 7.5% (1:196)
- United States, 6.7% (1:2,502)
- Bolivia, 6.4% (1:77)
- Venezuela, 6.2% (1:225)
- Chile, 4.5% (1:183)
- Costa Rica, 4.3% (1:51)
- Brazil, 4.2% (1:2,249)
- Argentina, 3.9% (1:511)
- Philippines, 3.2% (1:1,457)
- Dominican Republic, 2.7% (1:182)
- Spain, 2.5% (1:863)
- Ecuador, 2.5% (1:295)
- Guatemala, 1.5% (1:498)
- Nicaragua, 1.2% (1:237).
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:863) in the following autonomous communities:
- 1. Andalusia (1:419)
- 2. Extremadura (1:445)
- 3. Balearic Islands (1:781)
- 4. Canary Islands (1:812)
- 5. Community of Madrid (1:850)
In Costa Rica, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:51) in the following provinces:[4]
- 1. Heredia Province (1:40)
- 2. Alajuela Province (1:41)
- 3. San José Province (1:49)
Acting
- Alfred Vargas (born 1979), Filipino actor
- Elizabeth Vargas (born 1962), ABC News anchor
- Iêda Maria Vargas (1944–2025), Brazilian actress and beauty queen
- Jacob Vargas (born 1971), Mexican-American actor
- Sibila Vargas (born 1968), CNN reporter
- Taliana Vargas (born 1987), Colombian First Runner up in Miss Universe 2008
- Tuesday Vargas (born 1980), Filipino actress, singer and comedian
- Valentina Vargas (born 1964), Chilean actress
- Vic Vargas (1939–2003), Filipino film actor
Finance
- Victor Vargas (born 1952), lawyer and owner of the Banco Occidental de Descuento
- Marie Marguerite, Duchess of Anjou (born 1983), born María Margarita de Vargas y Santaella
Music and arts
- Alberto Vargas (1896–1982), Peruvian painter of pin-up girls and erotica
- Álvaro Vargas Llosa (born 1966), Peruvian writer, son of Mario Vargas Llosa
- Andrés de Vargas (c. 1610–1674), Spanish painter
- Carlos Vargas (singer) (born 1984), American Dominican bachata singer
- Chavela Vargas (1919–2012), Costa Rican singer
- Eugenia Vargas, Chilean artist
- Fred Vargas (born 1957), French writer
- Gabriel Vargas (disambiguation), list of people with the name
- Jose Antonio Vargas (born 1981), Filipino-American journalist
- José María Vargas (historian) (1902–1988), Ecuadorian friar and writer
- Luis de Vargas (1502–1568), Spanish painter of the late-Renaissance period
- Mario Vargas Llosa (1936–2025), Peruvian writer, politician and Nobel Prize laureate
- Mary Belle de Vargas (1902–1946), American artist
- Mónica Vargas Celis, Mexican film and television producer
- Pedro Vargas (1906–1989), Mexican singer
- Vania Vargas (born 1978), Guatemalan poet, narrator, editor, and journalist
- Wilfrido Vargas (born 1949), Dominican musician
- Antonio Vargas Cortés, Spanish male flamenco singer
Politics
- Alfred Vargas (born 1979), Filipino politician and congressman of 5th district, Quezon City from 2013 to 2022
- Antonio Vargas (1958–2025), Ecuadorian politician and indigenous Quechua leader
- Carlos Ayala Vargas (born 1980), Spanish politician
- Cortés Vargas (1883–1954), Colombian general
- Danny Vargas Serrano (born 1979), member of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
- Diego Vargas Castillo (born 2000), Chilean politician
- Diego de Vargas (1603–1704), Spanish viceroy of New Spain
- Dior Vargas American Latina feminist mental health activist
- Francisco de Vargas, Paraguayan lawyer and minister
- Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954), Brazilian president
- Gloria Maira Vargas (born 1958), Chilean economist and politician
- José Augusto Vargas (born 1962), Peruvian congressman
- José María Vargas (1786–1854), Venezuelan president
- Juan Vargas (born 1961), American politician from California
- Julián García Vargas, Spanish politician
- Lammis Vargas, American politician from Rhode Island
- Miguel Vargas Maldonado (born 1950), Dominican politician
- Patrick Michael Vargas (born 1982), Filipino politician and congressman of 5th district, Quezon City since 2022
- Rafael Rodríguez Vargas, Puerto Rican politician
- Tony Vargas (born 1984), American politician from Nebraska
- Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921–1997), Colombian president
Religion
- Juan Vargas Aruquipa (born 1947), Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop
Sciences
- Mario Vargas Vidal (born 1963), Chilean biologist
- Virginia Vargas (born 1945), Peruvian sociologist and women's movement leader
Sports
- Akeem Vargas (born 1990), German basketball player
- Annerys Vargas (born 1981), Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Antonio Vargas (born 1996), American professional boxer
- Carlos Vargas (baseball) (born 1999), Dominican baseball player
- Carlos Vargas (cyclist) (born 1997), Colombian para-cyclist
- Carlos Vargas (footballer) (born 1999), Mexican footballer
- Claudio Vargas (born 1978), Vaqueros Laguna pitcher
- Claudio David Vargas Villalba (born 1985), Paraguayan footballer
- Debbie Green-Vargas (born 1958), women's volleyball setter
- Eduardo Vargas (born 1989), Chilean footballer
- Eleucadia Vargas (born 1970), Dominican Republic judoka
- Emiliana Vargas (born 2009), Colombian rhythmic gymnast
- Fabián Andrés Vargas (born 1980), Colombian footballer
- Fernando Vargas (born 1977), boxer
- Freddy Vargas (born 1982), Venezuelan road cyclist
- Gonzalo Vargas (born 1981), Uruguayan footballer
- Gregorio Vargas (born 1970), Mexican boxer
- Gregory Vargas (born 1986), Venezuelan basketball player
- Ildemaro Vargas (born 1991), Venezuelan baseball player
- Jason Vargas (born 1983), American baseball player
- Juan Manuel Vargas (born 1983), Peruvian footballer
- Jefferson Vargas (born 1984), Colombian road cyclist
- Jorge Francisco Vargas (born 1976), Chilean footballer
- Kennys Vargas (born 1990), Puerto Rican professional baseball player
- Melissa Vargas (born 1999), Cuban-born, Turkish volleyballer
- Miguel Vargas (baseball) (born 1999), Cuban baseball player
- Miguel Rodrigo Vargas (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
- Orestes Rodríguez Vargas (1943–2024), Peruvian and Spanish chess grandmaster
- Óscar Vargas (cyclist) (born 1964), Colombian road cyclist
- Nélson Vargas (born 1974), Colombian road cyclist
- Rodrigo Vargas (disambiguation)
- Ronald Vargas (born 1986), Venezuelan footballer
- Rubén Vargas (born 1998), Swiss footballer
- Ryan Vargas (born 2000), American racing driver
- Tetelo Vargas (1906–1971), Dominican Republic baseball player
Crime
- Dorángel Vargas (born 1957), Venezuelan serial killer and cannibal
- Leonidas Vargas (1949–2009), Colombian drug lord
- Nabor Vargas García (born 1976), Mexican drug lord
See also
References
- ↑ Iván de Vargas, un caballero medieval que recristianizó Madrid en 1083. El amo de san Isidro labrador - Alfa y Omega
- ↑ "losvargas.org - Casona de los Vargas, Riocorvo, Cantabria". www.losvargas.org. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ Turismo Cartes - Cartes: un pueblo medieval en el corazón de Cantabria, PDF document:Visitas_recomendadas_Riocorvo.pdf
- ↑ Vargas surname distribution