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The Sebastiani surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 504 people carried this name — #42,937 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 13% from 445 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Sebastiani surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From the male given name Sebastiano.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Sebastiani» (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 597 people named Sebastiani 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 298
Santa Fe 105
City of Buenos Aires 79
Córdoba 59
Corrientes 23
San Luis 12
Mendoza 11
Misiones 10

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 240 people named Sebastiani.

54 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 54
Bouches-du-Rhône 37
Corsica 35
Bas-Rhin 17
Var 16
Paris 14
Alpes-Maritimes 9
Yvelines 7
Isère 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

100 people named Sebastiani live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 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

Ticino 22
Geneva 21
Fribourg 18
Zurich 16
Vaud 13
Basel-Stadt 6
Bern 4

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 20 people named Sebastiani 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 Luxembourg Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 15
Namur 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Sebastiani 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.

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