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The Sperandio surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 252 people carried this name — #76,275 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 5% from 266 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Sperandio surname

From sperare (“to hope”) + in + Dio (“God”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Sperandio» (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 159 people named Sperandio.

50 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Moselle.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 50
Moselle 35
Lot-et-Garonne 12
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Isère 8
Haut-Rhin 6
Gers 6
Rhône 4
Nord 4

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 111 people named Sperandio 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 Santa Fe.

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

Where they live today

Santa Fe 81
Buenos Aires Province 18
City of Buenos Aires 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

99 people named Sperandio live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 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

Zurich 31
Ticino 24
St. Gallen 17
Bern 8
Vaud 8
Lucerne 4
Zug 4
Aargau 3

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 Sperandio,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Amalia Sperandio
    Amalia Sperandio 1854–1948 · photographer
  • Amalia Sperandio
    Amalia Sperandio 1854–1948 · photographer
  • Giovanni Colleto Sperandio 1570–1629 · architect
  • Angelo Sperandio 1940– · politician
  • Angelo Sperandio 1940– · politician
  • Gino Sperandio 1962– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Sperandio 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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