The Pagano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,465 people carried this name — #4,186 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 8,272 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Pagano surname
From Sicilian Paganu, a surname derived from paganu.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Pagano» (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 4,601 people named Pagano 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 466 people named Pagano.
218 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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
392 people named Pagano live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 41 people named Pagano 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.
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
Pagano in American newspapers,
1895–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,404 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Pagano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hugo de Paganis 1074–1136 -
Francesco Mario Pagano 1748–1799 · jurist -
José León Pagano 1875–1964 · writer -
Bartolomeo Pagano 1878–1947 · actor -
Angelina Pagano 1888–1962 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 164 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pagano.
- Paez 10,433 · U.S. census
- Paga 173 · U.S. census
- Pagan 23,474 · U.S. census
- Paganelli 542 · U.S. census
- Pagani 762 · U.S. census
- Paganini 342 · U.S. census
- Page 82,992 · U.S. census
- Pageau 284 · U.S. census
- Pagel 5,043 · U.S. census
- Pages 704 · U.S. census
- Paget 874 · U.S. census
- Paggi 196 · U.S. census
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