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The Grillo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,355 people carried this name — #5,472 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,221 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Grillo surname

From Italian Grillo, from the Italianization of the Sicilian surname Agriḍḍu, a surname derived from agriḍḍu (“cricket”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Grillo» (English), 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 4,032 people named Grillo 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 2,033
City of Buenos Aires 872
Córdoba 274
Santa Fe 249
Mendoza 138
Chaco 62
San Luis 60
Chubut 41

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 336 people named Grillo.

157 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 157
Alpes-Maritimes 96
Bouches-du-Rhône 15
Var 12
Meurthe-et-Moselle 7
Paris 6
Savoie 6
Somme 6
Haute-Garonne 5

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

240 people named Grillo live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 47
Ticino 42
St. Gallen 36
Vaud 30
Thurgau 22
Aargau 16
Bern 8
Neuchâtel 6

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 63 people named Grillo 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

Hainaut 46
Brussels-Capital 12
Antwerp 5

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

In print

Grillo in American newspapers,
1903–1912.

Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Grillo
The Billings Gazette 1903-02-13
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Grillo
Daily Kennebec Journal 1905-12-22
Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Grillo
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1912-07-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,243 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Grillo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Angelo Grillo
    Angelo Grillo 1557–1629 · writer
  • Aurelio F. Grillo d. 2017 · researcher
  • Giovanna Grillo d. 1698
  • Simone Grillo 1300– · politician
  • Antonio Grillo 1300– · banker
  • Giovanni Battista Grillo 1570–1622 · composer

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

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Surnames next to Grillo.

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