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

The Pisani surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,806 people carried this name — #11,269 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 105,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 2,861 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,358 people named Pisani 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 1,364
City of Buenos Aires 357
Córdoba 267
Santa Fe 216
Entre Ríos 31
Río Negro 29
Salta 28
Neuquén 20

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 433 people named Pisani.

Most of them — 225 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 225
Paris 36
Seine-Saint-Denis 35
Bouches-du-Rhône 30
Var 14
Essonne 10
Alpes-Maritimes 9
Yvelines 8
Aisne 8

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

157 people named Pisani live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 35
Zurich 23
Ticino 23
Geneva 18
Bern 15
Solothurn 9
Aargau 7
Lucerne 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 Belgium’s population register

At least 27 people named Pisani 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 12
Brussels-Capital 10
East Flanders 5

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

In print

Pisani in American newspapers,
1879–1918.

Newspaper page from Cronaca Sovversiva carrying the name Pisani
Cronaca Sovversiva 1912-02-24
Newspaper page from West-jersey Pioneer carrying the name Pisani
West-jersey Pioneer 1879-07-24
Newspaper page from La Libera Parola carrying the name Pisani
La Libera Parola 1918-10-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,242 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Pisani,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Vettor Pisani
    Vettor Pisani 1324–1380 · military personnel
  • Alfonso Pisani d. 1623 · bishop
  • Angelo Pisani d. 1475 · Catholic priest
  • Carlo Pisani d. 1587 · Catholic priest
  • Francesco Pisani d. 1572 · Catholic priest
  • Vettore Pisani d. 1549 · pundit

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

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