The Danesi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 259 people carried this name — #74,608 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 6% from 275 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 173 people named Danesi.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Corsica.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 99 people named Danesi 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
91 people named Danesi live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 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.
Who carried it
People named Danesi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Luca Danesi 1598–1672 · architect
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Mario Danesi 1895–1978 · actor -
Natalia Danesi Murray 1901–1994 · actor -
Roberto Danesi d. 1915 · film director
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Luigi Danesi 1832–1908 · choreographer
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Battista Danesi 1886–1952 · sport cyclist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Danesi.
- Dando 606 · U.S. census
- Dandoy 167 · U.S. census
- Dandurand 839 · U.S. census
- Dane 3,036 · U.S. census
- Danel 297 · U.S. census
- Danes 610 · U.S. census
- Danet 128 · U.S. census
- Daney 447 · U.S. census
- Dang 30,389 · U.S. census
- Dangel 503 · U.S. census
- Danger 459 · U.S. census
- Dangler 1,173 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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