The Amoroso surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,498 people carried this name — #9,307 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 84,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,303 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Amoroso surname
A surname transferred from the nickname.
A nickname from amoroso (“amorous”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary — entry «Amoroso» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,483 people named Amoroso 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
176 people named Amoroso live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 131 people named Amoroso.
Most of them — 88 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
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 64 people named Amoroso 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 Hainaut.
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.
Nearby in the index
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