The Righi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 446 people carried this name — #47,521 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 10% from 404 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 584 people named Righi 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 Santa Fe.
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 298 people named Righi.
124 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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
78 people named Righi live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 Righi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Augusto Righi 1850–1920 · politician -
John Righi 1469–1539 · hermit
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Adamo Righi 1508– · cleric
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Nicolaus Righi 1576–1653 · Catholic priest
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Antonio Righi 1670– · Catholic priest
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Tommaso Righi 1727–1802 · sculptor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Righi.
- Rigal 257 · U.S. census
- Rigaud 662 · U.S. census
- Riger 151 · U.S. census
- Riggi 753 · U.S. census
- Riggio 2,115 · U.S. census
- Righetti 426 · U.S. census
- Rigo 781 · U.S. census
- Rigoli 380 · U.S. census
- Rigoni 438 · U.S. census
- Rigot 173 · U.S. census
- Rigotti 196 · U.S. census
- Rigoulot 127 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Righi is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.