The Rosato surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,565 people carried this name — #12,148 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 114,900 people counted. That is up 8% from 2,367 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Rosato surname
A surname transferred from the nickname.
From rosato (“rosy, pinkish”), probably a nickname for someone with a pinkish complexion.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rosato» (Italian), 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 478 people named Rosato 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
105 people named Rosato live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 103 people named Rosato.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 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 36 people named Rosato 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 print
Rosato in American newspapers,
1900–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 410 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rosato,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sal Rosato 1918–1959 · American football player -
Stefano Rosato 1626–1696 · Catholic priest
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Luigi Rosato 1795–1872 · poet
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Luigi Rosato 1795–1872 · poet
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Luigi Rosato 1795–1872 · poet
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Luigi Rosato 1795–1872 · poet
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rosato.
- Rosamond 875 · U.S. census
- Rosan 144 · U.S. census
- Rosano 924 · U.S. census
- Rosar 209 · U.S. census
- Rosas 44,938 · U.S. census
- Rosati 2,900 · U.S. census
- Rose 153,397 · U.S. census
- Rosel 694 · U.S. census
- Rosell 1,844 · U.S. census
- Roselle 857 · U.S. census
- Roselli 1,977 · U.S. census
- Rosellini 286 · U.S. census
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