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

The Perrotta surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,713 people carried this name — #8,817 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. That is up 12% from 3,302 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,064 people named Perrotta 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 1,090
Corrientes 318
City of Buenos Aires 304
Mendoza 115
Córdoba 78
Santa Fe 72
Chubut 31
Entre Ríos 20

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

135 people named Perrotta live in Switzerland.

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

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

St. Gallen 23
Zurich 21
Aargau 19
Vaud 10
Ticino 9
Geneva 8
Lucerne 7
Basel-Landschaft 7

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 53 people named Perrotta.

Most of them — 27 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Alpes-Maritimes 13
Bouches-du-Rhône 13

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 27 people named Perrotta 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 Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 22
Brussels-Capital 5

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

In print

Perrotta in American newspapers,
1904–1925.

Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Perrotta
The Sun 1904-08-23
Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Perrotta
The Evening World 1904-08-22
Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name Perrotta
New Britain Herald 1925-09-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 212 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Perrotta,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Agatino Perrotta
    Agatino Perrotta 1845–1921 · writer
  • Gennaro Perrotta
    Gennaro Perrotta 1900–1962 · head teacher
  • Gennaro Perrotta
    Gennaro Perrotta 1900–1962 · head teacher
  • Giuseppe Perrotta 1843–1910 · composer
  • Louis A. Perrotta 1900–1985 · surgeon
  • Rafael Perrotta 1920–1977 · lawyer

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

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Perrotta.

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