The Caviglia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 215 people carried this name — #86,645 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 14% from 188 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,653 people named Caviglia 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 101 people named Caviglia.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
66 people named Caviglia live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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.
Who carried it
People named Caviglia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giovanni Battista Caviglia 1770–1845 · Egyptologist -
Enrico Caviglia 1862–1945 · politician -
Giovanni Battista Caviglia 1836– · veterinarian
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Alberto Caviglia 1868–1943 · Catholic priest
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Luis Caviglia 1874–1951 · lawyer
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Buenaventura Caviglia 1879–1950 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Caviglia.
- Cavallo 3,438 · U.S. census
- Cavan 601 · U.S. census
- Cavanna 308 · U.S. census
- Cave 8,389 · U.S. census
- Cavero 600 · U.S. census
- Cavey 856 · U.S. census
- Cavin 3,307 · U.S. census
- Caye 333 · U.S. census
- Cayer 1,265 · U.S. census
- Cayon 169 · U.S. census
- Cayot 173 · U.S. census
- Cazalas 194 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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