The Distefano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,091 people carried this name — #5,691 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,980 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Distefano surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From di (“of”) + Stefano.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Di Stefano» (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 1,481 people named Distefano 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
92 people named Distefano live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 61 people named Distefano.
Most of them — 43 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 33 people named Distefano 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Distefano in American newspapers,
1917–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 219 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Distefano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sam Distefano 1926–2015 · pianist -
Benny Distefano 1962– · baseball player -
Chris Distefano 1984– · comedian -
Salvatore Distefano 1933–2023 · politician
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Giovanni Distefano 1959– · geophysicist
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Salvatore Distefano 1962–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 30 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Distefano.
- Disch 1,055 · U.S. census
- Discher 539 · U.S. census
- Dischler 340 · U.S. census
- Diss 356 · U.S. census
- Disse 167 · U.S. census
- Disser 201 · U.S. census
- Distel 858 · U.S. census
- Ditsch 262 · U.S. census
- Ditta 587 · U.S. census
- Dittmann 638 · U.S. census
- Divers 1,331 · U.S. census
- Divine 2,926 · U.S. census
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