Palmisano surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Palmisano surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,325 people carried this name — #9,039 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

202 people named Palmisano live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 34
Zurich 30
Valais 24
St. Gallen 24
Thurgau 16
Ticino 11
Aargau 11
Graubünden 10

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Palmisano.

Most of them — 49 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 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

Born outside France 49
Bouches-du-Rhône 9
Essonne 6
Moselle 4
Paris 3
Corsica 3
Alpes-Maritimes 3
Val-de-Marne 2
Yvelines 1

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 49 people named Palmisano 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

Liège 22
Hainaut 17
Brussels-Capital 5
Flemish Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Palmisano in American newspapers,
1876–1936.

Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Palmisano
New Orleans Republican 1876-11-29
Newspaper page from The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter carrying the name Palmisano
The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter 1900-03-16
Newspaper page from The Bridgeport Evening Farmer carrying the name Palmisano
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer 1913-11-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,871 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Palmisano,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Vincent Luke Palmisano
    Vincent Luke Palmisano 1882–1953 · lawyer
  • Nicola Palmisano
    Nicola Palmisano 1940–1993 · presbyter
  • Samuel J. Palmisano
    Samuel J. Palmisano 1951– · businessperson
  • Agnes Palmisano
    Agnes Palmisano 1974– · singer
  • Linea Palmisano
    Linea Palmisano 1976– · businessperson

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 46 lives in all are documented under this name.

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