The Massimi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 224 people carried this name — #83,834 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (223).
What the name means
The meaning of the Massimi surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Patronymic surname from the personal name Massimo.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Massimi» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 218 people named Massimi.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Corsica.
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
28 people named Massimi live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 25 people named Massimi 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.
Who carried it
People named Massimi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Petronilla Paolini Massimi 1663–1726 · writer -
Massimo Massimi 1877–1954 · judge -
Massimo Massimi 1877–1954 · judge
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Pacifico Massimi 1410–1506 · writer
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Angelo Massimi 1550–
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Lorenzo Massimi 1592–1647 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Massimi.
- Massetti 363 · U.S. census
- Massey 55,595 · U.S. census
- Massi 701 · U.S. census
- Massicot 169 · U.S. census
- Massie 10,920 · U.S. census
- Massier 110 · U.S. census
- Massimino 594 · U.S. census
- Massin 126 · U.S. census
- Massing 385 · U.S. census
- Massini 133 · U.S. census
- Massis 186 · U.S. census
- Masso 1,001 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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