The Siciliano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,464 people carried this name — #9,389 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 85,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,341 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Siciliano surname
Borrowed from Italian Siciliano, from siciliano (“Sicilian”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Siciliano» (English), 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 1,364 people named Siciliano 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
181 people named Siciliano live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 124 people named Siciliano 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 108 people named Siciliano.
42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Hérault.
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 print
Siciliano in American newspapers,
1849–1952.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,388 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Siciliano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alessandro Siciliano 1860–1923 · entrepreneur -
Luigi Siciliano Villanueva 1869–1916 · jurist -
Enzo Siciliano 1934–2006 · screenwriter -
Bruno Siciliano 1959– · engineer -
Andrew Siciliano 1974– · radio personality -
Italo Siciliano 1895–1980 · literary critic
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 51 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Siciliano.
When the index is not enough
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