The Cristofaro surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 319 people carried this name — #62,714 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is up 21% from 264 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 473 people named Cristofaro 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
131 people named Cristofaro live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 52 people named Cristofaro.
Most of them — 32 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often 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.
Who carried it
People named Cristofaro,
with a public archive behind them.
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Albert de Cristofaro d. 1960 · composer
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Alessandro da Ripabottoni 1920–2002 · librarian
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Alessandro da Ripabottoni 1920–2002 · librarian
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Riccardo Cristofaro 1960– · visual artist
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Francesco Cristofaro 1979– · priest
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Paolo Cristofaro 2001– · volleyball player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cristofaro.
- Crispin 3,330 · U.S. census
- Cristiani 221 · U.S. census
- Cristiano 885 · U.S. census
- Cristina 483 · U.S. census
- Cristini 179 · U.S. census
- Cristobal 3,602 · U.S. census
- Cristol 111 · U.S. census
- Crivelli 386 · U.S. census
- Crivello 1,586 · U.S. census
- Croce 2,678 · U.S. census
- Crochet 2,521 · U.S. census
- Croci 260 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Cristofaro is.
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