The Moretti surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,858 people carried this name — #8,529 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,856).
In Argentina’s national register
At least 4,732 people named Moretti 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 1,565 people named Moretti.
341 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 74 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
616 people named Moretti 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 72 people named Moretti 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Moretti have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 62 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
56 people named Moretti is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Moretti in American newspapers,
1897–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,134 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Moretti,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giuseppe Moretti 1782–1853 · naturalist -
Joseph Moretti 1800–1793 · architect -
Vincenzo Moretti 1815–1881 · Catholic priest -
Amalia Moretti Foggia 1872–1947 · physician -
Onorio Moretti 1881–1939 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 181 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Moretti.
- Morera 1,155 · U.S. census
- Mores 422 · U.S. census
- Moreschi 373 · U.S. census
- Moresco 359 · U.S. census
- Moret 1,071 · U.S. census
- Moreton 652 · U.S. census
- Moretto 524 · U.S. census
- Morey 10,894 · U.S. census
- Morfin 4,505 · U.S. census
- Morgado 1,803 · U.S. census
- Morgan 286,280 · U.S. census
- Morgante 343 · U.S. census
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