The Grilli surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 937 people carried this name — #26,126 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is down 8% from 1,013 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,366 people named Grilli 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 247 people named Grilli.
86 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 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
50 people named Grilli live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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 46 people named Grilli 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.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Grilli.
- Griffon 420 · U.S. census
- Grignon 683 · U.S. census
- Grigorian 1,240 · U.S. census
- Grigoryan 1,937 · U.S. census
- Grill 3,246 · U.S. census
- Grille 114 · U.S. census
- Grillo 6,355 · U.S. census
- Grillot 499 · U.S. census
- Grim 7,418 · U.S. census
- Grima 461 · U.S. census
- Grimaldi 4,349 · U.S. census
- Grimard 399 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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