The Brunelli surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 473 people carried this name — #45,253 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is down 30% from 672 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,050 people named Brunelli 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 208 people named Brunelli.
51 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Corsica.
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
92 people named Brunelli live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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 42 people named Brunelli 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 Limburg.
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
Brunelli in American newspapers,
1847–1946.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 446 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Brunelli,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giovanni Brunelli 1795–1861 · Catholic priest -
Tommaso Brunelli 1889– · lawyer -
Feliciano Brunelli 1903–1981 · composer -
Bruno Brunelli 1923–1993 · physicist -
Marcello Brunelli 1939–2020 · academic -
Romolo Brunelli 1545– · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 74 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brunelli.
- Brunck 194 · U.S. census
- Brune 2,872 · U.S. census
- Bruneau 1,728 · U.S. census
- Bruneel 114 · U.S. census
- Brunel 177 · U.S. census
- Brunelle 4,688 · U.S. census
- Brunello 177 · U.S. census
- Brunet 3,043 · U.S. census
- Brunetta 162 · U.S. census
- Brunette 3,459 · U.S. census
- Brunetti 2,203 · U.S. census
- Brunetto 607 · U.S. census
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