The Pilato surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 847 people carried this name — #28,241 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 858 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 218 people named Pilato.
Most of them — 133 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 143 people named Pilato 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 Pilato live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 38 people named Pilato 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
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Pilato,
with a public archive behind them.
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Boris Pilato 1914–1997 · ballet dancer -
Boris Pilato 1914–1997 · ballet dancer
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Boris Pilato 1914–1997 · ballet dancer
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Boris Pilato 1914–1997 · ballet dancer
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Boris Pilato 1914–1997 · ballet dancer
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Dušan Pilato 1919–1996 · researcher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pilato.
- Pila 364 · U.S. census
- Pilarczyk 286 · U.S. census
- Pilarski 1,544 · U.S. census
- Pilat 991 · U.S. census
- Pilate 206 · U.S. census
- Pilati 121 · U.S. census
- Pilch 1,052 · U.S. census
- Pile 1,403 · U.S. census
- Pilet 157 · U.S. census
- Pilette 124 · U.S. census
- Pili 450 · U.S. census
- Pilla 1,968 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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