The Parrinello surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 807 people carried this name — #29,309 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is up 11% from 729 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Parrinello surname
Borrowed from Italian Parrinello, Italianization of the surname Parrineḍḍu, diminutive of parrineḍḍu, derived from Sicilian parrinu.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Parrinello» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 132 people named Parrinello.
Most of them — 115 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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
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 113 people named Parrinello 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 Limburg.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 87 people named Parrinello 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
58 people named Parrinello live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.
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.
Who carried it
People named Parrinello,
with a public archive behind them.
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Geraldine Parrinello 1940–
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Michele Parrinello 1945– · physicist
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Vincenzo Parrinello 1958– · military personnel
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Mario Parrinello 1960– · chess composer
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Rosa Maria Parrinello 1972– · historian of religion
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Cristiano Parrinello 1978– · sport cyclist
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Parrinello.
- Parquet 213 · U.S. census
- Parra 36,765 · U.S. census
- Parras 1,139 · U.S. census
- Parrent 635 · U.S. census
- Parret 218 · U.S. census
- Parrilla 2,207 · U.S. census
- Parro 309 · U.S. census
- Parron 238 · U.S. census
- Parrot 601 · U.S. census
- Parry 10,555 · U.S. census
- Parseghian 326 · U.S. census
- Parsi 292 · U.S. census
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