The Recchia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,248 people carried this name — #21,057 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 238,100 people counted. That is down 3% from 1,282 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Recchia surname
From the Italian surname, from orecchia (“ear”) (possibly a nickname).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Recchia» (English), 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 472 people named Recchia 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 211 people named Recchia.
100 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Paris.
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
96 people named Recchia live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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 38 people named Recchia 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 Hainaut.
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 Recchia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alberto Recchia 1935–2017 · association football player -
Alberto Recchia 1935–2017 · association football player
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Angelo Recchia 1816–1882 · painter
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Emilio Recchia 1888–1969 · priest
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Kitty Recchia 1889–1976 · writer
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Teresa Recchia 1899–1935 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Recchia.
- Rebollo 931 · U.S. census
- Reboul 123 · U.S. census
- Reboulet 152 · U.S. census
- Rebstock 806 · U.S. census
- Recalde 630 · U.S. census
- Recarte 254 · U.S. census
- Recco 244 · U.S. census
- Receveur 220 · U.S. census
- Rech 1,639 · U.S. census
- Recher 253 · U.S. census
- Recht 472 · U.S. census
- Recio 3,442 · U.S. census
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