The Benedetto surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,375 people carried this name — #9,624 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,280 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,838 people named Benedetto 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 381 people named Benedetto.
84 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
114 people named Benedetto live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 52 people named Benedetto 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
Benedetto in American newspapers,
1903–1908.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,712 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Benedetto,
with a public archive behind them.
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Umberto Benedetto 1915–2003 · theatre director -
Tony Bennett 1926–2023 · actor -
Silvio Benedetto 1938–2026 · painter -
Leonor Benedetto 1941– · screenwriter -
Robert Benedetto 1946– · musical instrument maker -
Alonzo di Benedetto 1664–1729 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 50 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Benedetto.
- Bendavid 616 · U.S. census
- Bendel 1,573 · U.S. census
- Bendele 871 · U.S. census
- Bender 39,551 · U.S. census
- Bene 769 · U.S. census
- Benedetti 2,736 · U.S. census
- Benedick 319 · U.S. census
- Benedict 17,036 · U.S. census
- Benedicto 557 · U.S. census
- Benedito 139 · U.S. census
- Benelli 199 · U.S. census
- Benes 2,338 · U.S. census
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