The Giannelli surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 893 people carried this name — #27,110 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. That is up 9% from 820 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Giannelli surname
A surname transferred from the given name.
From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Giovanni (“John”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Giannelli» (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 422 people named Giannelli 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 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 92 people named Giannelli.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Paris.
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
85 people named Giannelli live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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 Giannelli,
with a public archive behind them.
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Tommaso Giannelli 1713–1768 · Catholic priest
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Donato Antonio Giannelli 1718–1791 · Catholic priest
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Nicola Giannelli 1733–1809 · teacher
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Michele Giannelli 1769–1855 · physician
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Michele Giannelli 1769–1855 · physician
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Michele Giannelli 1769–1855 · physician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Giannelli.
- Gianelli 354 · U.S. census
- Giangrande 638 · U.S. census
- Giangrasso 336 · U.S. census
- Giangreco 396 · U.S. census
- Giani 207 · U.S. census
- Gianini 124 · U.S. census
- Giannetti 1,120 · U.S. census
- Gianni 988 · U.S. census
- Giannini 3,499 · U.S. census
- Giannone 1,733 · U.S. census
- Giannoni 201 · U.S. census
- Giannotti 1,008 · U.S. census
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