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The Molinaro surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,984 people carried this name — #10,708 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 99,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,959 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Molinaro surname

A surname from Italian, equivalent to English Miller.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Molinaro» (English), 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 605 people named Molinaro 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 364
City of Buenos Aires 81
Santa Fe 77
Córdoba 56
Río Negro 17
Salta 10

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 205 people named Molinaro.

Most of them — 104 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Loire.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 104
Loire 12
Paris 10
Yvelines 8
Bouches-du-Rhône 7
Alpes-Maritimes 6
Isère 6
Pas-de-Calais 4
Haut-Rhin 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

169 people named Molinaro live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 57
Ticino 35
Bern 18
Lucerne 13
Graubünden 13
Vaud 8
Thurgau 6
St. Gallen 4

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 print

Molinaro in American newspapers,
1915–1916.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Molinaro
The Birmingham Age-herald 1916-07-05
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Molinaro
The Telegraph-courier 1915-08-19
Newspaper page from The Richmond Virginian carrying the name Molinaro
The Richmond Virginian 1916-07-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 294 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Molinaro,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Al Molinaro
    Al Molinaro 1919–2015 · actor
  • Simone Molinaro 1565–1634 · composer
  • Simone Molinaro 1565–1615 · composer
  • Biagio Molinaro 1825–1868 · painter
  • Biagio Molinaro 1825–1868 · painter
  • Ivan Molinaro 1903–1988 · physicist

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

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Surnames next to Molinaro.

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