The Benigno surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,220 people carried this name — #21,429 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 243,900 people counted. That is up 21% from 1,010 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Benigno surname
Given name as surname, from Spanish or Portuguese, literally "benign"
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Benigno» (English), 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 177 people named Benigno 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 59 people named Benigno.
Most of them — 48 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Benigno live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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.
Who carried it
People named Benigno,
with a public archive behind them.
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Francesco Benigno 1967– · actor -
Cornelio Benigno 1450–1516 · humanist
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Nicola Benigno 1566– · Catholic priest
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Pietro Benigno 1918–2007
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Teodoro Benigno 1923–2005 · journalist
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Francesco Benigno 1955– · historian
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Benigno.
- Benezra 416 · U.S. census
- Benhaim 181 · U.S. census
- Benhamou 163 · U.S. census
- Beni 280 · U.S. census
- Benic 104 · U.S. census
- Benigni 352 · U.S. census
- Benin 173 · U.S. census
- Benincasa 807 · U.S. census
- Benini 127 · U.S. census
- Benintendi 143 · U.S. census
- Benion 370 · U.S. census
- Benis 199 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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