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The Oberto surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 381 people carried this name — #54,178 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 8% from 352 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Oberto surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From a compound of the Proto-Germanic elements *audaz (“wealth, riches”) and *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Oberto» (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 483 people named Oberto 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 Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 286
Buenos Aires Province 78
Santa Fe 59
City of Buenos Aires 32
Catamarca 28

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 121 people named Oberto.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Alpes-Maritimes 16
Bouches-du-Rhône 12
Var 11
Pas-de-Calais 10
Manche 9
Rhône 7
Paris 5
Isère 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Oberto,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Stefano Oberto 1909–1943 · presbyter
  • Luigi Oberto 1912– · farmer
  • Giuseppe Oberto 1923–2018 · mountaineer
  • Luis Enrique Oberto 1928–2022 · politician
  • Giacomo Oberto 1956– · judge
  • Fabricio Oberto 1975– · basketball player

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Oberto is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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