The Celli surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,196 people carried this name — #21,750 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 243,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 1,165 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 713 people named Celli 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 220 people named Celli.
65 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Corsica.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
69 people named Celli live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 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 Celli,
with a public archive behind them.
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Angelo Celli 1857–1914 · physician -
Gregorio Celli 1225–1343 · Catholic priest
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Antonio Celli 1595–1645 · Catholic priest
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Filippo Celli 1782–1856 · composer
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Ildegonda Celli 1801–1870
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Gennaro Celli 1829–1895 · magistrate
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Celli.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Celli is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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