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The Ippolito surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,246 people carried this name — #7,796 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,159 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Ippolito surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Latin Hippolytus, from Ancient Greek Ἰππόλυτος (Ippólutos).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ippolito» (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 797 people named Ippolito 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 412
City of Buenos Aires 197
Santa Fe 95
Córdoba 48
Entre Ríos 45

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 187 people named Ippolito.

87 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Isère.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 87
Isère 20
Bouches-du-Rhône 17
Paris 15
Val-de-Marne 7
Rhône 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Moselle 5
Gironde 4

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

167 people named Ippolito live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 65
Zurich 23
Thurgau 20
Vaud 16
Aargau 14
Glarus 8
Bern 5
Valais 5

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 148 people named Ippolito 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

Liège 72
Hainaut 70
Flemish Brabant 6

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

Who carried it

People named Ippolito,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nunziante Ippolito 1796–1851 · physician
  • Giovanni Ippolito 1881–1916 · military personnel
  • Andrea Ippolito 1903– · politician
  • Felice Ippolito 1915–1997 · engineer
  • Felice Ippolito 1915–1997 · engineer
  • Tony Ippolito 1917–1951 · American football player

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

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Surnames next to Ippolito.

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