The Scalzo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,411 people carried this name — #12,794 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 122,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (2,412).
What the name means
The meaning of the Scalzo surname
From scalzo (“barefoot”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Scalzo» (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 387 people named Scalzo 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 57 people named Scalzo.
Most of them — 40 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Gard.
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
54 people named Scalzo live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 42 people named Scalzo 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
Scalzo in American newspapers,
1922–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 666 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Scalzo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Petey Scalzo 1917–1993 · boxer -
Giuseppe Scalzo 1891–1992 · composer
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Giuseppe Scalzo 1891–1992 · composer
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Giuseppe Scalzo 1951– · painter
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Marcello Scalzo 1956– · architect
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Giovanni Scalzo 1959– · fencer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Scalzo.
- 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
- Scalia 1,801 · 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
- Scarcella 805 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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