The Coniglio surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,074 people carried this name — #14,409 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 142,900 people counted. That is down 3% from 2,132 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Coniglio surname
From coniglio (“rabbit”), either a nickname for a timid person, or an occupational surname for a dealer in rabbits.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Coniglio» (Italian), 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 931 people named Coniglio 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 Córdoba.
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 157 people named Coniglio.
Most of them — 109 — 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
39 people named Coniglio live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 32 people named Coniglio 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
Coniglio in American newspapers,
1904–1915.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 499 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Coniglio,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonino Coniglio 1886–1953 · university teacher
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Antonino Coniglio 1886–1953 · university teacher
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Giuseppe Coniglio 1917–1994 · historian
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Giuseppe Coniglio 1917–1994 · historian
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Giuseppe Coniglio 1922–2006 · poet
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Giuseppe Coniglio 1922–2006 · poet
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Coniglio.
- Condello 436 · U.S. census
- Condo 970 · U.S. census
- Condon 13,109 · U.S. census
- Condy 211 · U.S. census
- Conesa 137 · U.S. census
- Conforti 2,421 · U.S. census
- Connet 148 · U.S. census
- Connin 228 · U.S. census
- Connor 29,346 · U.S. census
- Conques 101 · U.S. census
- Conrad 40,707 · U.S. census
- Conrath 527 · U.S. census
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