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The Biondi surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,209 people carried this name — #13,703 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 133,300 people counted. That is up 6% from 2,085 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Biondi surname

From biondo (“blond”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Biondi» (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 2,400 people named Biondi 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 1,284
City of Buenos Aires 421
Córdoba 178
Santa Fe 169
Entre Ríos 56
Tucumán 51
Misiones 50
Mendoza 28

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 441 people named Biondi.

133 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Corsica.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 133
Corsica 64
Bouches-du-Rhône 54
Paris 28
Rhône 20
Var 19
Meurthe-et-Moselle 13
Isère 12
Alpes-Maritimes 12

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

194 people named Biondi live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 58
Ticino 42
Aargau 23
Bern 15
Lucerne 11
Basel-Stadt 10
Vaud 8
Jura 6

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 print

Biondi in American newspapers,
1903–1915.

Newspaper page from The River Press carrying the name Biondi
The River Press 1904-11-02
Newspaper page from The Forrest City Times carrying the name Biondi
The Forrest City Times 1903-11-06
Newspaper page from Perth Amboy Evening News carrying the name Biondi
Perth Amboy Evening News 1915-08-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,337 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Biondi,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gian Francesco Biondi
    Gian Francesco Biondi 1572–1644 · writer
  • Mariano Biondi 1410–1495 · Catholic priest
  • Fabio Biondi 1533–1618 · diplomat
  • Giuseppe Biondi 1537–1598 · writer
  • Giovanni Battista Biondi 1580–1630 · composer
  • Giovanni Battista Biondi 1605–1630 · composer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Biondi is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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