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

The Preto surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 242 people carried this name — #78,821 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 5% from 256 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 151 people named Preto 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 43
Santa Fe 35
Misiones 25
Córdoba 21
Tierra del Fuego 17
City of Buenos Aires 10

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 62 people named Preto.

21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often La Réunion.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 21
La Réunion 19
Haute-Marne 7
Essonne 5
Vienne 2
Tarn-et-Garonne 2
Paris 2
Seine-Maritime 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

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

Who carried it

People named Preto,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marcos Pinto Soares Vaz Preto
    Marcos Pinto Soares Vaz Preto 1782–1851 · politician
  • Francisco Rolão Preto
    Francisco Rolão Preto 1893–1977 · politician
  • Ruggero Preto
    Ruggero Preto 1947– · politician
  • Ruggero Preto
    Ruggero Preto 1947– · politician
  • Manuela Preto d. 2016 · journalist
  • Manuel Preto 1583–1630 · bandeirante

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

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Surnames next to Preto.

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