Virgo (surname)
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The surname Virgo is believed to originate from the Latin word Virgo meaning Virgin or Maiden. It was also commonly used to describe an actor who played the part of a woman in a play. Alternatively, it may have been a nickname for a shy or girlish young man, or possibly ironically for a lecher.
The first recorded Virgo was recorded in the Hundred Rolls
essentially the census
of 1273
The name is popular in the English counties of Sussex and Kent, notably Brighton.
The first recorded Virgo was recorded in the Hundred Rolls
Hundred Rolls
The Hundred Rolls are a census of England and parts of what is now Wales taken in the late thirteenth century. Often considered an attempt to produce a second Domesday Book, they are named for the hundreds by which most returns were recorded....
essentially the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 1273
The name is popular in the English counties of Sussex and Kent, notably Brighton.
Notable people
- Adam VirgoAdam VirgoAdam John Virgo is a professional footballer currently playing for Bristol Rovers.-Career:From the age of seven Virgo played for the St. Aubyns Preparatory School football team. At 13 he was awarded a sports scholarship to Ardingly College. He then moved to his home town club Brighton...
, a Scottish footballer - Clement VirgoClement VirgoClément Virgo is a Canadian filmmaker of international acclaim. His latest feature, the boxing drama Poor Boy's Game, stars Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland...
, a Canadian film and television director - John VirgoJohn VirgoJohn Virgo is an English former professional snooker player and more recently a snooker commentator and TV personality.- Career :...
, a snooker player - Sean Virgo, Canadian poet
- Terry VirgoTerry VirgoTerry Virgo is a prominent leader in the British New Church Movement, . He is the founder of the Newfrontiers family of neocharismatic evangelical churches, which has grown into an international apostolic network of over 700 churches in more than 60 nations. He is a leading Reformed Charismatic...
, Founder of newfrontiersNewfrontiersNewfrontiers is a neocharismatic apostolic ministry network of evangelical, charismatic churches founded by Terry Virgo. It forms part of the British New Church Movement, which began in the late 50s and 60s combining features of Pentecostalism with British evangelicalism...
family of churches - Wallace Virgo, British police officer