The Piscopo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 983 people carried this name — #25,202 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 976 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Piscopo surname
A surname from Neapolitan [in turn originating as an occupation, in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek].
From Neapolitan piscopo (“bishop”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Piscopo» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
64 people named Piscopo live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Piscopo.
Most of them — 27 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 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 49 people named Piscopo 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.
Who carried it
People named Piscopo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joe Piscopo 1951– · actor -
Fabrizio Piscopo 1956– · journalist -
Vittorio Piscopo 1913–2004 · painter
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Vittorio Piscopo 1913–2004 · painter
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Ugo Piscopo 1934–2022 · writer
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Ugo Piscopo 1934–2022 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Piscopo.
- Pisaneschi 170 · U.S. census
- Pisani 2,806 · U.S. census
- Pisano 4,551 · U.S. census
- Pisapia 272 · U.S. census
- Piscione 209 · U.S. census
- Pisciotta 1,602 · U.S. census
- Piselli 362 · U.S. census
- Pison 120 · U.S. census
- Pisoni 253 · U.S. census
- Pister 227 · U.S. census
- Piston 180 · U.S. census
- Pistone 974 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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