The Politi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 685 people carried this name — #33,343 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 692 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 591 people named Politi 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 mapWhere they live today
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 160 people named Politi.
56 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
76 people named Politi live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 49 people named Politi 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
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Politi,
with a public archive behind them.
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SIlvestro Politi d. 1681 · playwright
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Clemente Politi d. 1606 · Catholic priest
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Gerolamo Politi d. 1575 · Catholic priest
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Nicolò Politi 1117–1167 · monk
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Lancelotto Politi 1483–1553 · lawyer
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Lancelotto Politi 1484–1553 · lawyer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Politi.
- Polidor 173 · U.S. census
- Polidori 437 · U.S. census
- Polimeni 467 · U.S. census
- Polin 783 · U.S. census
- Polit 384 · U.S. census
- Politano 704 · U.S. census
- Polito 4,032 · U.S. census
- Polizzi 2,441 · U.S. census
- Polla 107 · U.S. census
- Pollak 3,908 · U.S. census
- Pollard 35,749 · U.S. census
- Polle 132 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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