Gagliano surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Gagliano surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,161 people carried this name — #7,954 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,900 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,790 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,125 people named Gagliano 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 453
Santa Fe 221
City of Buenos Aires 187
Mendoza 97
Córdoba 87
Neuquén 31
Chaco 20
Entre Ríos 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

160 people named Gagliano live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 58
Basel-Landschaft 28
Zurich 14
Vaud 10
Lucerne 9
St. Gallen 9
Solothurn 8
Aargau 7

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 128 people named Gagliano.

Most of them — 70 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 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

Born outside France 70
Bouches-du-Rhône 25
Hérault 12
Var 9
Tarn 3
Nord 3
Loire 2
Paris 1
Isère 1

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 90 people named Gagliano 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.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 53
Hainaut 37

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Gagliano in American newspapers,
1915–1918.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Gagliano
The Birmingham Age-herald 1915-05-26
Newspaper page from The Donaldsonville Chief carrying the name Gagliano
The Donaldsonville Chief 1917-12-15
Newspaper page from L'italia carrying the name Gagliano
L'italia 1918-01-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 642 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Gagliano,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alessandro Gagliano 1660–1728 · luthier
  • Domenico Antonio Gagliano 1662–1713 · Catholic priest
  • Nicolò Gagliano 1695–1780 · musical instrument maker
  • Tommy Gagliano 1884–1951 · crime boss
  • Gaetano Gagliano 1917–2016 · engineer
  • Alfonso Gagliano 1942–2020 · ambassador

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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