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The Podesta surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 751 people carried this name — #30,946 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 766 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Podesta surname

A surname originating as an occupation.

From podestà (“podesta; mayor”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Podesta» (English) and «Podestà» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 3,016 people named Podesta 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 1,522
City of Buenos Aires 576
Entre Ríos 217
Santa Fe 200
Córdoba 161
Mendoza 78
Corrientes 70
San Juan 41

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 59 people named Podesta.

25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 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 25
Alpes-Maritimes 6
Paris 5
Saône-et-Loire 5
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Corsica 3
Var 3
Val-de-Marne 2
Yvelines 2

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

Who carried it

People named Podesta,
with a public archive behind them.

  • August Podesta 1813–1858 · lithographer
  • Auguste Podesta 1827–1902 · opera singer
  • Tony Podesta 1943– · lobbyist
  • Richard Podesta 1948– · sport cyclist
  • John Podesta 1949– · politician

Wikidata (CC0).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Podesta.

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