Spanish and Portuguese: habitational name from Vargas in Santander
province, or a topographic name from vargas, plural of
varga, a dialect term used in various senses: ‘(thatched) hut’,
‘steep slope’, or ‘fenced pastureland which becomes waterlogged in
winter’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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