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The Tamburini surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 130 people carried this name — #130,610 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 8% from 141 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Tamburini surname

Patronymic or plural form of Tamburino.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Tamburini» (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 500 people named Tamburini 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 209
Córdoba 64
Corrientes 59
City of Buenos Aires 51
Santa Fe 30
Chaco 28
Neuquén 26
Río Negro 13

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 228 people named Tamburini.

50 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 50
Bouches-du-Rhône 28
Corsica 22
Moselle 21
Alpes-Maritimes 16
Paris 14
Meurthe-et-Moselle 10
Savoie 10
Yonne 8

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

164 people named Tamburini live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 77
Zurich 15
Lucerne 15
Vaud 14
Neuchâtel 14
Aargau 9
Bern 6
Schwyz 6

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 print

Tamburini in American newspapers,
1924–1930.

Newspaper page from El Dorado Daily News carrying the name Tamburini
El Dorado Daily News 1924-01-06
Newspaper page from The Republican carrying the name Tamburini
The Republican 1925-07-02
Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Tamburini
Le Messager 1930-06-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 616 pages in all carry the name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Tamburini 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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