The Giraldo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,489 people carried this name — #5,367 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,500 people counted. That is up 35% from 4,807 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,192 people named Giraldo 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 City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 381
Buenos Aires Province 340
Mendoza 114
Córdoba 102
Misiones 53
Santa Fe 52
Corrientes 37
Chaco 25

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

132 people named Giraldo live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 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

Zurich 31
Geneva 30
Vaud 18
Bern 16
Basel-Landschaft 8
Fribourg 6
Zug 5
Valais 4

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 85 people named Giraldo 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 West Flanders.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

West Flanders 68
Hainaut 17

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 46 people named Giraldo.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Nord 13
Marne 3
Gard 3
Côte-d’Or 3
Moselle 2
Haute-Savoie 2
Isère 1
Savoie 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Giraldo in American newspapers,
1895–1897.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Giraldo
The Salt Lake Herald 1895-09-22
Newspaper page from The News & Observer carrying the name Giraldo
The News & Observer 1895-09-22
Newspaper page from Vermont Phœnix carrying the name Giraldo
Vermont Phœnix 1897-10-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 340 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Giraldo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Luis Fernando Giraldo Builes d. 1983 · student
  • Dairo de Jesús Giraldo Herrera d. 2002 · farmer
  • Santiago Giraldo Sueldo 1850–1929 · lawyer
  • Juan de Dios Giraldo Zuluaga 1850–1932 · military personnel
  • Alejandro Giraldo 1880–1941 · physician
  • Francisco Giraldo Hernández 1884–1926 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Giraldo,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States43 records

43 records of the Giraldo name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 3
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Vincenzo Giraldo

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Madonna from Naples, aged 33; laborer. From Rende, Cosenza, Italy; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph C. Giraldo

    Born 1921 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Cleveland; metal worker from Cuyahoga County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Fidel Giraldo

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1894, died 1953; buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 43 records for Giraldo in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France20 records

20 records of the Giraldo name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Blanche Estelle Giraldo

    Born 1908 in Marcq-en-Barœul; died 1999 in Roubaix (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alfred Louis Giraldo

    Born 1929 in Longvic (Côte-d'Or); died 1996 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gabriella Giraldo

    Born 1964 in Annecy; died 2000 in Annecy (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Giraldo in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Giraldo name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Raphael Giraldo

    Arrived in Victoria in 1868 aboard the Great Britain, aged 16.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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