The Desimone surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,399 people carried this name — #4,222 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 8,242 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Desimone surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

de + Simone.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «De Simone» (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 1,282 people named Desimone 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 917
City of Buenos Aires 158
Córdoba 112
San Juan 45
La Rioja 28
Mendoza 22

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 27 people named Desimone.

Most of them — 15 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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

Born outside France 15
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Corsica 2
Rhône 2
Alpes-Maritimes 1
Isère 1
Oise 1
Var 1

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

In print

Desimone in American newspapers,
1905–1916.

Newspaper page from Dziennik Chicagoski carrying the name Desimone
Dziennik Chicagoski 1916-02-11
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Desimone
The Telegraph-courier 1905-05-18
Newspaper page from Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot carrying the name Desimone
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot 1913-06-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 587 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Desimone,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Giorgio De Simone
    Giorgio De Simone 1932–2024 · journalist
  • Niccolò de Simone
    Niccolò de Simone 1650–1677 · painter
  • Frank DeSimone
    Frank DeSimone 1909–1967 · lawyer
  • Roberto De Simone 1933–2025 · opera director
  • Thomas DeSimone 1946–1979 · gangster
  • Domenico de Simone 1768–1837 · Catholic deacon

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Desimone,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,896 records

2,896 records of the Desimone name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,403
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 555
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 391
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 337
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 107
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 98
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carmelo G. Desimone

    Born 1913 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; driver. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Vincenzo Desimone

    Arrived at New York in 1899 aboard the Chateau Yquem from Naples, aged 39; laborer. From Avellino, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alfred Desimone

    Born 1949; from Jersey City, New Jersey. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,896 records for Desimone in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

France88 records

88 records of the Desimone name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Philomene Camilio Desimone

    Born 1908 in Bonifacio; died 1991 in Bonifacio (Corse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Felice Desimone

    Born 1925 in Italy; died 1992 in Freyming-Merlebach (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maria Desimone

    Born 1892 in Italy; died 1991 in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 88 records for Desimone in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Desimone name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Pasquale De Simone

    Retired of Carlton, Victoria; died 1967.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gaetano De Simone

    Died 1997; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Michele Desimone

    Retired orchardist of Shepparton, Victoria; died 1970.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Desimone in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Desimone name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Serafina Desimone

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 64.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Oliver Carmine Desimone

    Buried in 1982 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Salvatore Desimone

    Buried in 1988 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 87.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Desimone name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Settimio de Simone

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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Surnames next to Desimone.

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