Celeste surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Celeste surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,398 people carried this name — #19,348 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 212,800 people counted. That is up 13% from 1,233 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 342 people named Celeste.

54 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Guadeloupe.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 54
Guadeloupe 80
La Réunion 67
Seine-Maritime 27
Paris 21
Martinique 20
Indre 17
Somme 10
Yonne 9

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 226 people named Celeste 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 120
Mendoza 27
Santa Fe 25
Río Negro 24
City of Buenos Aires 20
Salta 10

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 Celeste live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 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

Vaud 8
Thurgau 7
Ticino 7
St. Gallen 5
Fribourg 3
Zurich 3

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 Celeste,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Giovanni Celeste
    Giovanni Celeste 1905–1943 · association football player
  • Maria Celeste 1600–1634 · religious sister
  • Olga Celeste 1888–1969 · animal trainer
  • Nino Celeste 1902– · association football player
  • Dick Celeste 1937– · politician
  • Sebastiano Celeste 1940– · cinematographer

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

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Surnames next to Celeste.

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