Delfino surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Delfino surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,780 people carried this name — #16,219 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 166,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 1,735 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 4,887 people named Delfino 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 1,866
Santa Fe 752
Córdoba 654
City of Buenos Aires 544
Entre Ríos 365
Chaco 163
La Pampa 107
San Luis 88

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 310 people named Delfino.

81 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 81
Alpes-Maritimes 102
Var 54
Bouches-du-Rhône 37
Paris 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Gers 4
Moselle 3
Vaucluse 3

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

74 people named Delfino live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

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

Where they live today

Geneva 18
Vaud 16
Zurich 14
Aargau 7
Ticino 5
Fribourg 4
Graubünden 4
Bern 3

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 28 people named Delfino 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 Liège.

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

Where they live today

Liège 16
Hainaut 12

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

In print

Delfino in American newspapers,
1893–1926.

Newspaper page from The Russellville Democrat carrying the name Delfino
The Russellville Democrat 1893-12-07
Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Delfino
Arizona Republican 1911-11-08
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Delfino
The Washington Times 1926-11-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,872 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Delfino,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Federico Delfino
    Federico Delfino 1477–1547 · astronomer
  • Zaccaria Delfino
    Zaccaria Delfino 1527–1583 · Catholic priest
  • Giovanni Dolfin
    Giovanni Dolfin 1617–1699 · writer
  • Orso Delfino d. 1367 · Catholic priest
  • Giovanni Dolfin 1529–1584 · bishop
  • Giovanni Delfino 1589–1659 · bishop

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Delfino 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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