The Resta surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 281 people carried this name — #69,793 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 10% from 311 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 172 people named Resta 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 84 people named Resta.
32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Isère.
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
59 people named Resta live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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.
Who carried it
People named Resta,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sebastiano Resta 1635–1714 · cleric -
Dario Resta 1882–1924 · motorcycle racer -
Dario Resta 1884–1924 · motorcycle racer
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Luca Antonio Resta 1600–1597 · Catholic bishop
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Giulio Resta 1657–1743 · Catholic priest
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Filippo Maria Resta 1661–1706 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Resta.
- Reppert 2,018 · U.S. census
- Requena 1,661 · U.S. census
- Resch 3,267 · U.S. census
- Ress 810 · U.S. census
- Resse 214 · U.S. census
- Rest 257 · U.S. census
- Restelli 160 · U.S. census
- Restivo 2,071 · U.S. census
- Reto 146 · U.S. census
- Retter 728 · U.S. census
- Retterer 197 · U.S. census
- Rettig 3,641 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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