The Cassano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,188 people carried this name — #13,815 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 135,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 2,077 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Cassano surname
From the Italian surname, from Cassiano, Casciano, from the Roman name Latin Cassianus, from Cassius.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Cassano» (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 849 people named Cassano 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
134 people named Cassano live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Cassano.
Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 65 people named Cassano 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 Hainaut.
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
Cassano in American newspapers,
1905–1909.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 828 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Cassano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicola Cassano 1857–1915 · composer -
Francesco Cassano d. 1541 · physician
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Francesco Serra-Cassano 1813– · politician
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Francesco Serra-Cassano 1813– · politician
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Francesco Serra-Cassano 1813– · politician
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Giuseppe Cassano 1823–1905 · sculptor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cassano.
- Caspar 321 · U.S. census
- Casper 12,351 · U.S. census
- Cassagne 147 · U.S. census
- Cassagnol 268 · U.S. census
- Cassan 171 · U.S. census
- Cassani 361 · U.S. census
- Cassar 924 · U.S. census
- Cassara 1,383 · U.S. census
- Cassard 189 · U.S. census
- Cassaro 534 · U.S. census
- Cassat 110 · U.S. census
- Casse 272 · U.S. census
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