The Gaudenzi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 111 people carried this name — #148,347 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (111).
What the name means
The meaning of the Gaudenzi surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From the personal name Gaudenzio.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gaudenzi» (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 95 people named Gaudenzi 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 53 people named Gaudenzi.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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
41 people named Gaudenzi live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.
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 Gaudenzi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Augusto Gaudenzi 1858–1916 · university teacher -
Giuseppe Gaudenzi 1872–1936 · politician -
Pietro Gaudenzi d. 1664 · Catholic priest
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Domnii Gaudenzi d. 1695 · Catholic priest
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Paganino Gaudenzi 1595–1649 · writer
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Pellegrino Gaudenzi 1749–1784 · poet
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gaudenzi.
When the index is not enough
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