The Trovato surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,582 people carried this name — #17,720 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 185,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 1,561 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Trovato surname
A surname transferred from the nickname.
From trovato (“found”), a nickname given to foundlings.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Trovato» (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 1,237 people named Trovato 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
310 people named Trovato live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 123 people named Trovato.
Most of them — 91 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 104 people named Trovato 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.
Who carried it
People named Trovato,
with a public archive behind them.
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Matteo Trovato 1870–1949 · sculptor
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Matteo Trovato 1870–1949 · sculptor
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Ignazio Trovato 1922–
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Giovanni Trovato 1924–
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Giovanni Trovato 1924–
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Roberto Trovato 1947– · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Trovato.
- Trompeter 479 · U.S. census
- Tron 261 · U.S. census
- Troncin 128 · U.S. census
- Trost 3,948 · U.S. census
- Trotta 2,955 · U.S. census
- Trottier 2,262 · U.S. census
- Troxler 1,528 · U.S. census
- Troy 8,109 · U.S. census
- Trucco 186 · U.S. census
- Truchon 265 · U.S. census
- Trudel 1,344 · U.S. census
- Trudelle 290 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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