The Pangallo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 522 people carried this name — #41,657 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 488 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Pangallo surname
A surname from Greek.
Italianized form of the Greek surname Πάγκαλος (Págkalos); this surname is predominantly found in Calabria, known for its important Griko community.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Pangallo» (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 73 people named Pangallo 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 53 people named Pangallo.
Most of them — 35 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.
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
34 people named Pangallo live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Pangallo in American newspapers,
1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 48 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Pangallo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Riccardo Pangallo 1953– · actor
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Frank Pangallo 1954– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pangallo.
- Pandolfo 830 · U.S. census
- Pane 1,363 · U.S. census
- Panek 3,032 · U.S. census
- Panella 1,920 · U.S. census
- Panetta 1,635 · U.S. census
- Panfili 137 · U.S. census
- Pani 403 · U.S. census
- Paniagua 10,340 · U.S. census
- Panichi 234 · U.S. census
- Panico 1,505 · U.S. census
- Panicucci 142 · U.S. census
- Panis 449 · U.S. census
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