Table of contents Family name origins & meanings Scottish (Aberdeen) : unexplained. Perhaps of the same Gaelic origin as Argue 2, or a variant of Argyle. Italian (Argò) : either a variant of Agró, from Greek agros ‘field’, or a nickname from Greek argos ‘lazy’, ‘slothful’. Compare Agro. Appears on 100 Greek Mythology Boy Names for Your Little Hero