The Giglio surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,586 people carried this name — #7,265 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,632 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Giglio surname
From Latin Igilium, from Ancient Greek Αἰγύλιον (Aigúlion).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Giglio» (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 1,473 people named Giglio 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
355 people named Giglio live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 218 people named Giglio.
Most of them — 160 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 42 people named Giglio 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
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Giglio in American newspapers,
1911–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,793 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Giglio,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vincenzo Giglio 1880–1914 -
Maurizio Giglio 1920–1944 · military personnel -
Tommaso Giglio 1923–1987 · journalist -
Tommaso Giglio 1923–1987 · journalist
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Domenico Giglio 1510–1570 · typographer
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Vittorio Giglio 1868– · historian
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Giglio.
- Gies 1,719 · U.S. census
- Giess 148 · U.S. census
- Gigandet 176 · U.S. census
- Gigante 1,116 · U.S. census
- Giger 984 · U.S. census
- Gigli 179 · U.S. census
- Gigliotti 3,341 · U.S. census
- Gignac 841 · U.S. census
- Gigon 117 · U.S. census
- Gigot 136 · U.S. census
- Gil 26,112 · U.S. census
- Gilardi 531 · U.S. census
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