Refugio

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.

How Refugio is read●(measured from records)

Refugio is one spelling over 2 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

• Spanish87%

  refuge

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  Advocación mariana; del latín refugium, 'refugio, asilo'.

  as a name·Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios

• English11%

  county, town, TX

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Refugio is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Spanish: religious name referring to the Marian title, Nuestra Señora de Refugio ‘Our Lady of Refuge’. Pet form: Fucho .

  as a word

• In Catalan, first-person singular present indicative of refugiar

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Latin, to run away, flee or escape

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Refugio Reyes Rivasb. 1862MXMexican architect (1862-1943)
• J. Refugio Lomelí-FloresMXMexican entomologist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Refugio mean, and where does it come from?

refuge Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

How do you pronounce Refugio?

A machine transcription gives /refuxjo/ (IPA) for Spanish.

Is Refugio a male or female name?

Refugio is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

In which country does Refugio have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 7.3 thousand people named Refugio, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled refugio.

Where is Refugio most common?

Refugio is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 46 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Refugio?

In the United States, the national register counted 7,298 people named Refugio in 2020, about 1 in 46 thousand residents.

How common is Refugio compared with other names?

In Trinidad & Tobago, Refugio is the 968th most common given name of 7,987 given names recorded there.