The Puglia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,122 people carried this name — #22,827 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 1,116 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 576 people named Puglia 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
95 people named Puglia live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 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
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 78 people named Puglia.
Most of them — 42 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 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.
Who carried it
People named Puglia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Frank Puglia 1892–1975 · actor -
Frank Puglia 1892–1975 · actor
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Sergio Puglia 1950– · entrepreneur -
Giuseppe Puglia 1600–1636 · painter
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Achille Puglia 1691–1773 · Catholic priest
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Alessandro Puglia 1802–1880 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Puglia.
- Pue 291 · U.S. census
- Puente 14,966 · U.S. census
- Puerta 1,356 · U.S. census
- Puertas 593 · U.S. census
- Puerto 1,673 · U.S. census
- Puga 7,056 · U.S. census
- Pugliese 5,126 · U.S. census
- Pugliesi 178 · U.S. census
- Puglisi 2,550 · U.S. census
- Puig 2,198 · U.S. census
- Pujol 1,074 · U.S. census
- Pujols 1,153 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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