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The Amato surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 12,411 people carried this name — #2,676 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,700 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

806 people named Amato live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 211
Ticino 106
Aargau 75
Vaud 60
Geneva 43
Bern 43
Solothurn 41
Valais 33

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 572 people named Amato.

Most of them — 348 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 348
Bouches-du-Rhône 58
Alpes-Maritimes 49
Hérault 19
Paris 13
Loire 11
Corsica 8
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Puy-de-Dôme 5

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 151 people named Amato 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Liège 56
Hainaut 39
Brussels-Capital 32
Walloon Brabant 12
Limburg 7
Flemish Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Amato in American newspapers,
1910–1954.

Newspaper page from The Brattleboro Reformer carrying the name Amato
The Brattleboro Reformer 1910-02-11
Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Amato
Le Messager 1921-03-21
Newspaper page from Detroit Evening Times carrying the name Amato
Detroit Evening Times 1941-01-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,017 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Amato,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paolo Amato
    Paolo Amato 1634–1714 · architect
  • Giacomo Amato
    Giacomo Amato 1643–1732 · architect
  • Pasquale Amato
    Pasquale Amato 1878–1942 · opera singer
  • Stanislao Amato
    Stanislao Amato 1879–1944 · lawyer
  • Orazio Amato
    Orazio Amato 1884–1952 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 215 lives in all are documented under this name.

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