The Mazza surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,043 people carried this name — #4,417 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (8,078).
In Argentina’s national register
At least 5,463 people named Mazza 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
638 people named Mazza live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 515 people named Mazza.
207 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Var.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 150 people named Mazza 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Mazza in American newspapers,
1905–1960.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,069 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mazza,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giuseppe Maria Mazza 1653–1741 · sculptor -
Angelo Mazza 1741–1817 · writer -
Nicola Mazza 1790–1865 · Catholic priest -
Giuseppe Mazza 1817–1884 · painter -
Salvatore Mazza 1819–1886 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 206 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mazza.
- Mazon 2,138 · U.S. census
- Mazur 8,733 · U.S. census
- Mazure 390 · U.S. census
- Mazurek 2,945 · U.S. census
- Mazurkiewicz 1,148 · U.S. census
- Mazy 179 · U.S. census
- Mazzanti 534 · U.S. census
- Mazzara 739 · U.S. census
- Mazzei 1,876 · U.S. census
- Mazzella 2,214 · U.S. census
- Mazzeo 2,284 · U.S. census
- Mazzetti 405 · U.S. census
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