The Schettino surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 631 people carried this name — #35,622 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 614 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schettino surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Apheresis of Franceschettino, a double diminutive of the personal name Francesco.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schettino» (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 394 people named Schettino 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 Schettino.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 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
21 people named Schettino live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 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 Schettino,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lacyr Schettino 1914–2004 · poet
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Vincenzo Schettino 1939– · chemist
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Vincenzo Schettino 1939– · chemist
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Bruno Schettino 1941–2012 · archbishop
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Bruno Schettino 1941–2012 · archbishop
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Ferdinando Schettino 1941–2013 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schettino.
- Scherer 13,421 · U.S. census
- Schermann 238 · U.S. census
- Scherr 2,609 · U.S. census
- Scherrer 3,112 · U.S. census
- Schertz 870 · U.S. census
- Schertzer 387 · U.S. census
- Scheuer 1,374 · U.S. census
- Scheurer 882 · U.S. census
- Scheyer 160 · U.S. census
- Schiano 1,083 · U.S. census
- Schiavi 465 · U.S. census
- Schiavo 1,615 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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