The Signori surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 148 people carried this name — #117,480 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 12% from 132 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Signori surname
From signore (“lord”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Signori» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 180 people named Signori.
63 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Doubs.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 129 people named Signori 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
32 people named Signori 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.
Who carried it
People named Signori,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giosuè Signori 1859–1923 · Catholic priest -
Giacomo Signori 1914–2005 · swimmer -
Giacomo Signori 1914–2005 · swimmer
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Temistocle Signori 1850–1919 · poet
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Temistocle Signori 1850–1919 · poet
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Alfredo Signori 1913–2009 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Signori.
- Sigala 4,817 · U.S. census
- Sigalas 136 · U.S. census
- Sigel 1,339 · U.S. census
- Sigler 8,992 · U.S. census
- Signor 999 · U.S. census
- Signorelli 1,771 · U.S. census
- Signorini 147 · U.S. census
- Signorino 424 · U.S. census
- Sigrist 928 · U.S. census
- Sigwalt 125 · U.S. census
- Siino 292 · U.S. census
- Sikora 5,604 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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