Jago is a Cornish name most commonly found as a

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, though also used as a

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. It is derived from the Cornish for the name

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. The surname dates back to the early 13th century. Jago may refer to: {{TOC right

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Jago (illustrator) Jago (born Jago Silver on 12 November 1979) is a British children's book illustrator. He attended Falmouth College of Art from 2000 to 2003. He has produced digital illustrations for a variety of publishers: Barefoot Books, Oxford University Pre ...

(born 1979), British illustrator * Jago Cooper (born 1977), British archaeologist * Jago Eliot (1966–2006), British artist

Surname

Becky Jago Rebecca Joanne Jago (née Gunton; born 20 April 1976 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk) is an English television news presenter, currently employed by ITV Anglia. Career Jago attended Stowmarket High School from 1989 to 1994. She graduated from the ...

(born 1976), a British television presenter * Charles Jago (born 1943), a Canadian historian *

Harry Jago Arnold Henry Jago (13 March 1913 – 17 September 1997), was a Liberal member of the New South Wales parliament representing the seat Gordon and a Minister of the Crown. Early life Jago was born in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood and educated a ...

(1913–1997), an Australian politician *

James Jago James Jago FRS, (1815–1893) was an English physician. He was the second son of John Jago and was born 18 December 1815 at the barton of Kigilliack, Budock, near Falmouth, Cornwall, once a seat of the bishops of Exeter. Dr. Jago was a volumin ...

(1815–1893), a British physician * Martin Jago (born 1972), a British theatre director and author *

Nick Jago Nicholas Jago (born 19 July 1976) is an English musician, best known as the former drummer and founding member of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 628-9 Jago was born in Abad ...

(born 1977), a British musician *

Richard Jago Richard Jago (1 October 1715 – 8 May 1781) was an English clergyman poet and minor landscape gardener from Warwickshire. Although his writing was not highly regarded by contemporaries, some of it was sufficiently novel to have several imitators ...

(1715–1781), a British poet *

Valentine Jago Richard Valentine Jago (1913 – 2 November 1983) was a politician and businessman in Cork city in Ireland. He was Secretary of the Cork Methodist Association in 1940, Lord Mayor of Cork from 1957 to 1958 when a member of the Cork Civic Party, an ...

(1913–1983), an Irish politician

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Surname: Jago

Jago History Site
Cornish-language surnames

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