The Tripoli surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,100 people carried this name — #23,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 270,300 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,116 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 287 people named Tripoli 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 52 people named Tripoli.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
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 23 people named Tripoli 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 Liège.
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
22 people named Tripoli live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.
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 Tripoli,
with a public archive behind them.
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Salvatore Tripoli 1904–1990 · boxer
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Roberto Tripoli 1954– · politician
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Paul Tripoli 1961– · American football player
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Tony Tripoli 1969– · screenwriter
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Alessandra Tripoli 1987– · television presenter
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Tripoli.
- Trinh 15,392 · U.S. census
- Trinidad 13,474 · U.S. census
- Trinque 249 · U.S. census
- Triolo 1,514 · U.S. census
- Triplet 523 · U.S. census
- Tripodi 1,369 · U.S. census
- Tristan 4,642 · U.S. census
- Tristani 220 · U.S. census
- Tritsch 383 · U.S. census
- Tritschler 452 · U.S. census
- Tritz 394 · U.S. census
- Trivino 559 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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