The Esposito surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 22,789 people carried this name — #1,576 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 22,651 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Esposito surname
From esposito, from Latin expositus (“exposed”). This surname was given to abandoned children left in front of churches or monasteries.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Esposito» (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 8,011 people named Esposito 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 1,873 people named Esposito.
682 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
1,270 people named Esposito live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 258 people named Esposito 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
44 people named Esposito have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 153 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
81 people named Esposito are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Esposito in American newspapers,
1860–1934.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,707 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Esposito,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michele Esposito 1855–1929 · composer -
Gaetano Esposito 1858–1911 · artist -
Joe Esposito 1871–1928 · politician -
Giovanni Esposito 1882–1958 · military personnel -
Antonio Maria Esposito 1917–2007 · crib maker
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 236 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Esposito.
- Espeut 155 · U.S. census
- Espie 226 · U.S. census
- Espin 847 · U.S. census
- Espinet 192 · U.S. census
- Espinosa 38,667 · U.S. census
- Espinoza 112,154 · U.S. census
- Esprit 248 · U.S. census
- Espy 1,851 · U.S. census
- Esquer 1,855 · U.S. census
- Esquerre 100 · U.S. census
- Esse 436 · U.S. census
- Essel 238 · U.S. census
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