The Carotenuto surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 408 people carried this name — #51,066 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 397 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Carotenuto surname
A nickname from caro (“dear”) + tenuto (“held, kept”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Carotenuto» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Carotenuto.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 43 people named Carotenuto 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Carotenuto live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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 Carotenuto,
with a public archive behind them.
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Memmo Carotenuto 1908–1980 · actor -
Memmo Carotenuto 1908–1980 · actor
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Mario Carotenuto 1916–1995 · actor -
Mario Carotenuto 1916–1995 · actor
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Linda Tripp 1949–2020 · whistleblower -
Nello Carotenuto 1876–1937 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Carotenuto.
- Carol 1,436 · U.S. census
- Carole 190 · U.S. census
- Caroli 110 · U.S. census
- Carollo 2,336 · U.S. census
- Carolus 656 · U.S. census
- Caron 12,810 · U.S. census
- Carpe 165 · U.S. census
- Carpena 253 · U.S. census
- Carpentier 2,345 · U.S. census
- Carpin 186 · U.S. census
- Carpio 7,561 · U.S. census
- Carra 812 · U.S. census
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