The Destefano surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,058 people carried this name — #4,975 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 7,103 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Destefano surname

Very rare spelling of Italian De Stefano.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Destefano» (English), 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 1,009 people named Destefano 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 600
City of Buenos Aires 175
Santa Fe 145
Córdoba 40
Salta 25
Mendoza 24

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

26 people named Destefano live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 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 12
St. Gallen 11
Zurich 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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 20 people named Destefano.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Alpes-Maritimes 8
Hautes-Alpes 6
Bouches-du-Rhône 2

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

In print

Destefano in American newspapers,
1897–1918.

Newspaper page from Harrisburg Telegraph carrying the name Destefano
Harrisburg Telegraph 1918-04-03
Newspaper page from The Copper Country Evening News carrying the name Destefano
The Copper Country Evening News 1897-05-22
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Destefano
The Topeka State Journal 1912-12-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 715 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Destefano,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Vincenzo De Stefano
    Vincenzo De Stefano 1861–1942 · painter
  • Marcello De Stefano
    Marcello De Stefano 1929–2023 · painter
  • Giulio De Stefano 1929–2023 · sailor
  • Paolo De Stefano 1943–1985
  • Giorgio De Stefano 1948–1977
  • Sam DeStefano 1909–1973 · mobster

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

In the public record

People named Destefano,
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 States2,687 records

2,687 records of the Destefano name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,217
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 732
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 340
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 174
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 118
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 106
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George F. Destefano

    Born 1923 in Connecticut. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; warehouseman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Beaverdale Memorial Park, New Haven, Connecticut.

    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 Maria Giuseppa Destefano

    Arrived at New York in 1912 aboard the Stampalia from Naples, aged 35; laborer. From Lanzo Torinese, Torino, Italy; bound for Brooklyn. Born in Lanza, Italy.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Daniel Destefano

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1891, died 1961; buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,687 records for Destefano 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, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France50 records

50 records of the Destefano 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 Maria Stella Destefano

    Born 1957 in Italy; died 1994 in Lembach (Bas-Rhin).

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

    Born 1944 in Italy; died 2001 in Bron (Rhône).

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

    Born 1896 in Italy; died 1993 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 50 records for Destefano 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).

Netherlands9 records

9 records of the Destefano name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Carlo Alessandro de Stefano

    Married in 1933 in Almelo; granite worker.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johanna Maria de Stefano

    Died 1952 in Oss.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Pietro de Stefano

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1876 in Vito d'Asio.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Destefano in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Destefano name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anna Destefano

    Died 1998, aged 35; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Salvatore Destefano

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Vincent Destefano

    Married 1895 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Destefano in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Destefano name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Nicola De Stefano

    Retired of North Geelong, Victoria; died 1987.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Francesco De Stefano

    Born 1913, died 1990; obituary published in Western Australia.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Vincenzo De Stefano

    Carpenter of Dandenong, Victoria; died 1975.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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