The algeo Surname
algeo Name Meaning and History
Scottish: of obscure origin. This name was established at
Inchinnan, near Renfrew, from the 16th century onward. A history of
Renfrew cited by Black affirms that the family was ‘‘of Italian
origin, the first of them having come from Rome in the suite of one of
the abbots of Paisley.’’ This appears to be no more than speculation
based on the fact that the name ends in -o. No Italian source
has been identified, and -o is regularly found as a ending of
pet forms in Scottish. It is more likely to be a pet form of the
Middle English personal names Algernon or Algar (see
Alger).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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