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The Paradiso surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,865 people carried this name — #15,658 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 158,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 1,822 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 942 people named Paradiso 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 549
City of Buenos Aires 207
Santa Fe 64
Mendoza 55
Córdoba 23
San Juan 12
Chubut 11
La Pampa 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

241 people named Paradiso live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 86
Aargau 28
Ticino 23
Solothurn 20
St. Gallen 17
Bern 14
Schaffhausen 12
Thurgau 11

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Paradiso.

Most of them — 33 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often 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 33
Rhône 5
Yvelines 4
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Paris 2
Alpes-Maritimes 2
Vaucluse 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1
Val-de-Marne 1

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

In print

Paradiso in American newspapers,
1884–1921.

Newspaper page from The Harrison Times carrying the name Paradiso
The Harrison Times 1884-10-25
Newspaper page from La Libera Parola carrying the name Paradiso
La Libera Parola 1921-09-18
Newspaper page from Cronaca Sovversiva carrying the name Paradiso
Cronaca Sovversiva 1907-05-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,758 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Paradiso,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Giuseppe Stanislao Paradiso 1747–1822 · Catholic priest
  • Felice Paradiso 1896–1973 · teacher
  • Felice Paradiso 1896–1973 · teacher
  • Lorenzo Paradiso 1907–1994 · association football coach
  • Lorenzo Paradiso 1907–1994 · association football coach
  • José Paradiso 1908– · lyricist

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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