The Masella surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 679 people carried this name — #33,567 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 674 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 128 people named Masella 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 76 people named Masella.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Masella live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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 Masella,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gaetano Aloisi Masella 1826–1902 · Catholic priest -
Pietro Masella 1924–2007 · music teacher
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Joseph Masella 1925–1996 · horn player
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Fredy Masella 1935–2014 · association football player
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Maria Masella 1948– · writer
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Joseph Masella 1948–1998
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Masella.
- Mascetti 149 · U.S. census
- Maschino 656 · U.S. census
- Maschio 124 · U.S. census
- Mascia 1,079 · U.S. census
- Mascio 599 · U.S. census
- Mascolo 775 · U.S. census
- Maselli 1,544 · U.S. census
- Masi 3,083 · U.S. census
- Masia 156 · U.S. census
- Masiero 217 · U.S. census
- Masini 459 · U.S. census
- Masino 837 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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