The Italiano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,150 people carried this name — #22,392 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 256,400 people counted. That is up 13% from 1,021 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Italiano surname
A surname originating as an ethnonym.
From italiano (“Italian”), an ethnic surname which probably originated in an area where Italians were a minority.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Italiano» (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 500 people named Italiano 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 153 people named Italiano.
Most of them — 96 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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
109 people named Italiano live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Italiano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Juan Ángel Italiano 1965– · writer
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Barbara Italiano 1970– · badminton player
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Federico Italiano 1976– · writer
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Maria Grazia Italiano 1977– · badminton player
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Vincenzo Italiano 1977– · association football player
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Gabriel Italiano 1986– · writer
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Italiano.
- Isner 806 · U.S. census
- Isola 1,052 · U.S. census
- Israel 10,245 · U.S. census
- Issa 4,088 · U.S. census
- Issler 285 · U.S. census
- Istre 1,841 · U.S. census
- Ithier 232 · U.S. census
- Ittel 145 · U.S. census
- Itty 138 · U.S. census
- Ivaldi 148 · U.S. census
- Ivan 1,439 · U.S. census
- Ivanez 194 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Italiano is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.