The Escribano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 601 people carried this name — #37,125 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is up 55% from 387 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Escribano surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
From escribano (“scrivener”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Escribano» (Spanish), 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 799 people named Escribano 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 101 people named Escribano.
Most of them — 57 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Gers.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
42 people named Escribano live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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
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 Escribano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bernardino Escribano 1790–1834 · military personnel -
Paquita Escribano 1880–1970 · singer -
Paquita Escribano 1880–1970 · singer -
Paquita Escribano 1880–1970 · singer -
Paquita Escribano 1880–1970 · singer
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Juan Escribano 1478–1557 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Escribano.
- Eschmann 555 · U.S. census
- Eschrich 281 · U.S. census
- Escobar 64,403 · U.S. census
- Escoffier 101 · U.S. census
- Escola 128 · U.S. census
- Escot 113 · U.S. census
- Escude 138 · U.S. census
- Escudero 3,352 · U.S. census
- Eskenazi 511 · U.S. census
- Eslinger 2,641 · U.S. census
- Esnard 135 · U.S. census
- Espada 2,245 · U.S. census
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