The Taranto surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,884 people carried this name — #14,503 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 142,900 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 111 people named Taranto.
Most of them — 78 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 29 people named Taranto 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Taranto live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Taranto.
- Tapia 37,201 · U.S. census
- Tapie 115 · U.S. census
- Tarallo 555 · U.S. census
- Taran 394 · U.S. census
- Tarantini 142 · U.S. census
- Tarantino 3,961 · U.S. census
- Tarantola 352 · U.S. census
- Tarasco 109 · U.S. census
- Taravella 500 · U.S. census
- Tarby 274 · U.S. census
- Tard 131 · U.S. census
- Tardi 203 · U.S. census
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