The Fede surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 545 people carried this name — #40,204 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 12% from 488 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Fede surname
A metronymic surname transferred from the given name.
From fede (“faith”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Fede» (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 70 people named Fede 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 56 people named Fede.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
36 people named Fede have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 62 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
32 people named Fede live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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 print
Fede in American newspapers,
1909–1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 64,095 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fede,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giuseppe Fede d. 1700 · musician
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Giuseppe Fede d. 1777 · archaeologist
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Innocenzo Fede 1661–1732 · composer
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Emilio Fede 1931–2025 · writer
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Giorgio Fede 1961– · politician
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Terrence Fede 1991– · American football player
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fede.
- Fazi 155 · U.S. census
- Fazio 7,210 · U.S. census
- Fazzari 371 · U.S. census
- Fe 140 · U.S. census
- Fechter 831 · U.S. census
- Feck 466 · U.S. census
- Fedele 2,085 · U.S. census
- Fedeli 303 · U.S. census
- Feder 2,884 · U.S. census
- Federici 856 · U.S. census
- Federico 5,951 · U.S. census
- Federspiel 773 · U.S. census
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