The Farrugia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 754 people carried this name — #30,863 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is up 10% from 684 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Farrugia surname
Italianized after the Sicilian surname Farruggiu~Farruggia.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Farrugia» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 816 people named Farrugia.
Most of them — 617 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Essonne.
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
36 people named Farrugia live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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 Farrugia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gonzalo Farrugia 1949–2009 · drummer -
Charlene Farrugia d. 2008
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Louis Farrugia 1857–1933 · philosopher
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Luigi Farrugia 1858–1933 · Catholic priest
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Nicolaus Farrugia 1866– · teacher
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Robert Farrugia Randon 1946–1997 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Farrugia.
When the index is not enough
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