The Girardi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,048 people carried this name — #14,549 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 144,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,927 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Girardi surname
Variant of Gerardi.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Girardi» (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 1,435 people named Girardi 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 507 people named Girardi.
153 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 départements, most often Paris.
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
234 people named Girardi live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 55 people named Girardi 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 Namur.
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
Girardi in American newspapers,
1847–1943.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,223 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Girardi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alexander Girardi 1850–1918 · screenwriter -
Urbano Girardi 1885–1945 -
Nora Girardi 1897–1928 · actor -
Ulrico Girardi 1930–1986 · bobsledder -
Vittorino Girardi 1938– · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 80 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Girardi.
- Giovinazzo 497 · U.S. census
- Giral 160 · U.S. census
- Giraldi 270 · U.S. census
- Giralt 193 · U.S. census
- Girard 12,975 · U.S. census
- Girardeau 259 · U.S. census
- Girardier 100 · U.S. census
- Girardin 960 · U.S. census
- Girardo 152 · U.S. census
- Girardot 625 · U.S. census
- Giraud 919 · U.S. census
- Giraudo 121 · U.S. census
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