The Restivo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,071 people carried this name — #14,427 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 142,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,058 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 458 people named Restivo 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 66 people named Restivo.
Most of them — 46 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 58 people named Restivo 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
35 people named Restivo live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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.
In print
Restivo in American newspapers,
1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 542 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Restivo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pietro Restivo 1904–2000 · politician -
Pietro Restivo 1904–2000 · politician
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Pablo Restivo 1658–1741 · missionary
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Pablo Restivo 1658–1740 · missionary
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Franco Restivo 1911–1976 · politician
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Franco Restivo 1911–1976 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Restivo.
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