The Napolitano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,153 people carried this name — #4,917 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,034 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Napolitano surname
A surname transferred from the place name.
A habitational surname from Neapolitan napulitano (“Neapolitan”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Napolitano» (Italian), 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 1,225 people named Napolitano 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 254 people named Napolitano.
123 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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
187 people named Napolitano live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 103 people named Napolitano 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 print
Napolitano in American newspapers,
1878–1953.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,657 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Napolitano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicola Napolitano 1838–1863 · brigand -
Francesco Napolitano 1907–1971 · politician -
Luigi Napolitano 1924–2000 · politician -
Giorgio Napolitano 1925–2023 · politician -
Antonio Napolitano 1928–2014 · film critic
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 123 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Napolitano.
- Napierala 541 · U.S. census
- Napoleon 2,624 · U.S. census
- Napoleone 292 · U.S. census
- Napoleoni 158 · U.S. census
- Napoletano 323 · U.S. census
- Napoli 5,127 · U.S. census
- Nappe 174 · U.S. census
- Nappi 2,292 · U.S. census
- Naquin 4,617 · U.S. census
- Naranjo 15,658 · U.S. census
- Narcisse 2,774 · U.S. census
- Nard 782 · U.S. census
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