The Giordano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,569 people carried this name — #2,197 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 16,036 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 10,873 people named Giordano 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 2,661 people named Giordano.
774 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 65 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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
781 people named Giordano live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 422 people named Giordano 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
30 people named Giordano have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 79 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Giordano in American newspapers,
1895–1949.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,022 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Giordano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Luca Giordano 1632–1705 · painter -
Sofia Giordano 1778–1829 · painter -
Davide Giordano 1864–1954 · mayor -
Umberto Giordano 1867–1948 · composer -
Edoardo Giordano 1904–1974 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 223 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Giordano.
- Ginther 2,849 · U.S. census
- Gintz 358 · U.S. census
- Gioia 2,305 · U.S. census
- Gion 267 · U.S. census
- Giordana 102 · U.S. census
- Giordani 448 · U.S. census
- Giorgetti 225 · U.S. census
- Giorgi 1,321 · U.S. census
- Giorgini 110 · U.S. census
- Giorgio 1,523 · U.S. census
- Giorgis 209 · U.S. census
- Giovacchini 225 · U.S. census
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