The Ghirardi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 185 people carried this name — #98,099 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 13% from 164 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 866 people named Ghirardi 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 Santa Fe.
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 312 people named Ghirardi.
58 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Corsica.
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
35 people named Ghirardi live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 Ghirardi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alberto Ghirardi 1921–1987 · sport cyclist -
Alberto Ghirardi 1921–1987 · sport cyclist
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Bénigne Ghirardi d. 1714 · writer
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Théodore Ghirardi 1816–1886 · painter
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Giancarlo Ghirardi 1935–2018 · physicist
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Giancarlo Ghirardi 1935–2018 · physicist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ghirardi.
- Ghersi 127 · U.S. census
- Ghesquiere 158 · U.S. census
- Ghezzi 375 · U.S. census
- Ghilardi 295 · U.S. census
- Ghio 381 · U.S. census
- Ghiotto 152 · U.S. census
- Ghiringhelli 142 · U.S. census
- Ghiselli 162 · U.S. census
- Ghulam 287 · U.S. census
- Giacalone 1,654 · U.S. census
- Giachino 197 · U.S. census
- Giacobbi 227 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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