The Giardina surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,565 people carried this name — #9,150 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,357 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Giardina surname
Borrowed from Italian Giardina, from Sicilian Jardina, plural of jardinu (“garden”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Giardina» (English), 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 673 people named Giardina 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 218 people named Giardina.
Most of them — 171 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
123 people named Giardina live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 33 people named Giardina 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Giardina in American newspapers,
1907–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 574 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Giardina,
with a public archive behind them.
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Camillo Giardina 1907–1985 · politician -
Nicola Giardina 1850– · priest
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Andrea Giardina 1875–1948 · pharmacist
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Andrea Giardina 1875–1948 · pharmacist
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Pio Giardina 1884–1953 · Catholic priest
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Pio Giardina 1884–1953 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Giardina.
- Giannoni 201 · U.S. census
- Giannotti 1,008 · U.S. census
- Gianola 184 · U.S. census
- Gianoli 145 · U.S. census
- Gianotti 469 · U.S. census
- Giard 639 · U.S. census
- Giardini 321 · U.S. census
- Giardino 723 · U.S. census
- Giarratano 700 · U.S. census
- Gibbs 65,064 · U.S. census
- Gibeau 516 · U.S. census
- Gibel 235 · U.S. census
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