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The Polidori surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 437 people carried this name — #48,347 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 433 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Polidori surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Patronymic surname from the personal name Polidoro.

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 260 people named Polidori.

45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Corsica.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 45
Corsica 82
Bouches-du-Rhône 36
Alpes-Maritimes 32
Paris 17
Var 15
Rhône 5
Essonne 5
Vaucluse 4

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 208 people named Polidori 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 71
Santa Fe 60
Córdoba 28
Mendoza 20
Chaco 18
City of Buenos Aires 11

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

35 people named Polidori live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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

Where they live today

Vaud 8
Zurich 8
Geneva 6
Neuchâtel 5
Ticino 4
Valais 4

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 23 people named Polidori 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 Namur.

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

Where they live today

Namur 12
Hainaut 11

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

Who carried it

People named Polidori,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gaetano Polidori
    Gaetano Polidori 1763–1853 · writer
  • Paolo Polidori
    Paolo Polidori 1778–1847 · Catholic priest
  • John William Polidori
    John William Polidori 1795–1821 · writer
  • Frances Polidori
    Frances Polidori 1800–1886 · educator
  • Luigi Polidori 1750–1850 · Catholic priest
  • Arcangelo Polidori 1773–1843 · Catholic priest

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

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Surnames next to Polidori.

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