The Quaranta surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,019 people carried this name — #24,531 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,028 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,132 people named Quaranta 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 462 people named Quaranta.
98 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
199 people named Quaranta live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 23 people named Quaranta 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 Liège.
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.
In print
Quaranta in American newspapers,
1896–1955.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,634 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Quaranta,
with a public archive behind them.
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Stefano Quaranta 1586–1678 · Catholic priest -
Filippo Quaranta 1790–1873 · politician -
Bernardo Quaranta 1796–1867 · archivist -
Clinio Quaranta 1857–1929 · historian -
Lidia Quaranta 1891–1928 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 71 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Quaranta.
- Quaglieri 167 · U.S. census
- Quaglino 122 · U.S. census
- Quaglio 101 · U.S. census
- Quaile 235 · U.S. census
- Quain 494 · U.S. census
- Quang 982 · U.S. census
- Quattrocchi 948 · U.S. census
- Quattrociocchi 168 · U.S. census
- Quattrone 648 · U.S. census
- Quay 1,120 · U.S. census
- Quenneville 584 · U.S. census
- Quentin 260 · U.S. census
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