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The Brunetti surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,203 people carried this name — #13,737 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 133,300 people counted. That is up 8% from 2,045 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Brunetti surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Patronymic surname from the personal name Brunetto, hypocoristic form of Bruno.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Brunetti» (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 2,223 people named Brunetti 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 877
Córdoba 347
City of Buenos Aires 290
Santa Fe 233
Mendoza 125
Entre Ríos 99
Chubut 42
Corrientes 42

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 365 people named Brunetti.

127 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 127
Paris 30
Alpes-Maritimes 29
Meurthe-et-Moselle 27
Bouches-du-Rhône 25
Corsica 22
Moselle 12
Rhône 10
Var 10

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

282 people named Brunetti live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 67
Zurich 38
Vaud 34
Valais 26
Geneva 23
Fribourg 20
Basel-Landschaft 19
Lucerne 12

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 37 people named Brunetti 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

Limburg 24
Liège 7
Flemish Brabant 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Brunetti in American newspapers,
1899–1927.

Newspaper page from The Free Lance carrying the name Brunetti
The Free Lance 1899-05-04
Newspaper page from Gwiazda Zachodu = Western Star carrying the name Brunetti
Gwiazda Zachodu = Western Star 1927-02-11
Newspaper page from Kansas City Journal carrying the name Brunetti
Kansas City Journal 1899-05-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 859 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Brunetti,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gaetano Brunetti d. 1758 · artist
  • Giulio Brunetti 1559–1580
  • Domenico Brunetti 1580–1646 · composer
  • Francesco Brunetti 1605–1648 · writer
  • Orazio Brunetti 1609–1640 · engraver
  • Orazio Brunetti 1630– · engraver

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

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Surnames next to Brunetti.

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