The Ricotta surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 872 people carried this name — #27,604 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (876).
In Argentina’s national register
At least 237 people named Ricotta 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 98 people named Ricotta 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Ricotta.
Most of them — 47 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Ricotta live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 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 Ricotta,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carlo Vincenzo Ricotta 1851–1909 · Catholic priest
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Marco Ricotta 1976– · equestrian
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ricotta.
- Richoux 537 · U.S. census
- Richter 29,880 · U.S. census
- Richy 134 · U.S. census
- Rick 4,591 · U.S. census
- Rico 25,954 · U.S. census
- Ricord 242 · U.S. census
- Rideau 919 · U.S. census
- Ridel 214 · U.S. census
- Ridolfi 523 · U.S. census
- Rieb 261 · U.S. census
- Riebel 764 · U.S. census
- Rieber 502 · U.S. census
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