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The Costantini surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 694 people carried this name — #32,994 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is down 32% from 1,023 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Costantini surname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Patronymic from the personal name Costantino.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Costantini» (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 1,790 people named Costantini 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 820
Santa Fe 255
City of Buenos Aires 214
Córdoba 133
Mendoza 101
Chaco 51
Entre Ríos 41
San Juan 32

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 638 people named Costantini.

182 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 départements, most often Corsica.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 182
Corsica 171
Paris 46
Rhône 21
Meurthe-et-Moselle 20
Bouches-du-Rhône 19
Alpes-Maritimes 18
Moselle 17
Doubs 12

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

363 people named Costantini live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 86
Zurich 69
Vaud 68
St. Gallen 20
Geneva 18
Thurgau 17
Solothurn 14
Neuchâtel 13

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 36 people named Costantini 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 Limburg.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Limburg 15
Namur 11
Liège 5
Luxembourg Province 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Costantini in American newspapers,
1904–1961.

Newspaper page from Water Valley Progress carrying the name Costantini
Water Valley Progress 1904-04-02
Newspaper page from L'Italia carrying the name Costantini
L'Italia 1913-02-01
Newspaper page from La Libera Parola carrying the name Costantini
La Libera Parola 1921-01-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 594 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Costantini,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Toldo Costantini
    Toldo Costantini 1576–1648 · poet
  • Angelo Costantini
    Angelo Costantini 1650–1729 · actor
  • Vincent-Marie Costantini
    Vincent-Marie Costantini 1751–1825 · military personnel
  • Marco Costantini
    Marco Costantini 1801–1900 · writer
  • Berardo Costantini
    Berardo Costantini 1830–1903 · physician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 177 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Costantini is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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