The Celi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 706 people carried this name — #32,562 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 19% from 593 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,199 people named Celi 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 Poland’s population register
166 people named Celi have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 184 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
94 people named Celi live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Thurgau.
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 53 people named Celi.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Paris.
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 36 people named Celi 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 East Flanders.
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.
Who carried it
People named Celi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adolfo Celi 1922–1986 · actor -
Adolfo Celi 1922–1986 · actor
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Ettore Celi 1822–1880 · agronomist
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Ambrogio Celi 1860–1929 · sculptor
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Giuseppe Celi 1879–1946 · politician
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Giuseppe Celi 1923– · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Celi.
- Ceci 648 · U.S. census
- Cecile 150 · U.S. census
- Cecilia 286 · U.S. census
- Celeste 1,398 · U.S. census
- Celestin 3,083 · U.S. census
- Celestine 4,680 · U.S. census
- Celia 597 · U.S. census
- Celik 682 · U.S. census
- Celin 161 · U.S. census
- Cella 2,110 · U.S. census
- Celli 1,196 · U.S. census
- Celotto 259 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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