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The Briganti surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,160 people carried this name — #22,235 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 256,400 people counted. That is up 35% from 857 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Briganti surname

From the Italian surname, plural form of Brigante, from the noun brigante (“brigand”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Briganti» (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 196 people named Briganti 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 125
City of Buenos Aires 26
Santa Fe 23
Córdoba 22

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 65 people named Briganti.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Corsica.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Corsica 14
Bouches-du-Rhône 6
Paris 4
Mayenne 3
Moselle 3
Gard 2
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Yvelines 1

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

Who carried it

People named Briganti,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Vincenzo Briganti
    Vincenzo Briganti 1766–1836 · naturalist
  • Bellino Briganti-Bellini
    Bellino Briganti-Bellini 1819–1869 · politician
  • Bellino Briganti-Bellini
    Bellino Briganti-Bellini 1819–1869 · politician
  • Elisa Briganti d. 2024 · screenwriter
  • Tommaso Briganti 1688–1762 · jurist-consultant
  • Tommaso Briganti 1691–1762 · jurist-consultant

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Briganti 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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