The Granata surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,588 people carried this name — #12,048 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 113,600 people counted. That is up 32% from 1,964 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Granata surname
From granata (“pomegranate”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of this fruit, or a nickname for someone with red hair or red complexion.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Granata» (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 599 people named Granata 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 148 people named Granata.
Most of them — 75 — 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
101 people named Granata live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 70 people named Granata 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 Hainaut.
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
Granata in American newspapers,
1915–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,299 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Granata,
with a public archive behind them.
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Francesco Granata 1701–1771 · Catholic priest -
Angela Granata d. 1613 · painter
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Giovanni Battista Granata 1620–1687 · composer
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Michele Granata 1748–1799 · theologian
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Luigi Granata 1776–1841 · economist
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Mauro Granata 1804–1861 · philologist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Granata.
- Grammatico 416 · U.S. census
- Grammont 108 · U.S. census
- Gran 1,900 · U.S. census
- Granado 5,004 · U.S. census
- Granados 26,187 · U.S. census
- Granat 715 · U.S. census
- Granato 1,166 · U.S. census
- Grand 2,032 · U.S. census
- Grandchamp 470 · U.S. census
- Grande 7,904 · U.S. census
- Grandel 176 · U.S. census
- Grandgeorge 163 · U.S. census
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