The Girona surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 218 people carried this name — #85,659 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 20% from 181 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 133 people named Girona.
Most of them — 70 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Hérault.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 77 people named Girona 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
21 people named Girona live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
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.
Who carried it
People named Girona,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ignasi Girona i Targa 1781–1867 · businessperson -
Manuel Girona i Agrafel 1817–1905 · businessperson -
Ignasi Girona i Agrafel 1824–1889 · businessperson -
Jaume Girona i Agrafel 1826–1907 · politician -
Casimir Girona i Agrafel 1834–1909 · businessperson -
Joan Girona i Agrafel 1807–1871 · businessperson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Girona.
- Girma 794 · U.S. census
- Giro 295 · U.S. census
- Girod 1,689 · U.S. census
- Giroir 873 · U.S. census
- Girolami 273 · U.S. census
- Giron 15,786 · U.S. census
- Girot 156 · U.S. census
- Girouard 2,941 · U.S. census
- Giroud 131 · U.S. census
- Giroux 4,885 · U.S. census
- Girres 111 · U.S. census
- Gisbert 146 · U.S. census
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