The Scalia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,801 people carried this name — #16,079 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,675 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 307 people named Scalia 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
115 people named Scalia live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.
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 97 people named Scalia.
Most of them — 70 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Var.
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 52 people named Scalia 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 print
Scalia in American newspapers,
1884–1956.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 725 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Scalia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Martino Beltrani Scalia 1828–1909 · politician -
Vito Scalia 1925–2009 · politician -
Antonin Scalia 1936–2016 · judge -
Massimo Scalia 1942–2023 · teacher -
Francesco Scalia 1962– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 42 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Scalia.
- Sbarra 343 · U.S. census
- Scaglia 155 · U.S. census
- Scaglione 2,082 · U.S. census
- Scala 3,537 · U.S. census
- Scalabrino 123 · U.S. census
- Scali 693 · U.S. census
- Scalzo 2,411 · U.S. census
- Scannapieco 361 · U.S. census
- Scano 123 · U.S. census
- Scapin 140 · U.S. census
- Scappaticci 228 · U.S. census
- Scarano 1,158 · U.S. census
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