The Reale surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,012 people carried this name — #10,631 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 98,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 2,809 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Reale surname
From reale (“royal”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Reale» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 2,065 people named Reale 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 232 people named Reale.
80 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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
169 people named Reale live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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 55 people named Reale 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 Limburg.
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
Reale in American newspapers,
1907–1918.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,762 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Reale,
with a public archive behind them.
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Agostino Reale 1790–1855 · jurist -
Carlo Reale 1862– · poet -
Vito Reale 1883–1953 · politician -
Vito Reale 1883–1953 · politician
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Nicola Reale 1901–1980 · magistrate -
Gennaro Reale d. 1825 · typographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Reale.
When the index is not enough
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