Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Portuguese, Spanish Pronounced Pron. /fɾɐ.ˈɡɔ.zu/(Portuguese) /fɾa.ˈɣo.so/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "rocky, rough, uneven" in Portuguese and Spanish, ultimately from Latin fragosus. It was originally a habitational name from any of various places called Fragoso.