The Alfieri surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,092 people carried this name — #14,307 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 140,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,053 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Alfieri surname
A surname originating as an occupation or as a patronymic.
From alfiere (“standard-bearer”) or the masculine given name Alfiero.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Alfieri» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,044 people named Alfieri live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
130 people named Alfieri live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 110 people named Alfieri.
36 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 44 people named Alfieri live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Alfieri in American newspapers,
1841–1904.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,081 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Alfieri,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ogerio Alfieri 1230–1294 · writer -
Francesco Ferdinando Alfieri 1601– · writer -
Benedetto Alfieri 1699–1767 · architect -
Giovanni Battista Alfieri d. 1676 · Catholic priest
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Enrico Alfieri 1315–1405 · friar
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Alberto Alfieri 1400–1500 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Alfieri.
- Alexander 204,621 · U.S. census
- Alexandre 4,675 · U.S. census
- Alexanian 402 · U.S. census
- Alexis 6,915 · U.S. census
- Alfano 4,724 · U.S. census
- Alfaro 35,725 · U.S. census
- Alfonsi 371 · U.S. census
- Alfonso 12,246 · U.S. census
- Alfred 6,490 · U.S. census
- Alger 6,306 · U.S. census
- Ali 60,002 · U.S. census
- Alia 397 · U.S. census
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