The Venezia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,821 people carried this name — #11,204 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 104,200 people counted. That is down 2% from 2,874 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 780 people named Venezia 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
142 people named Venezia live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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/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 122 people named Venezia.
Most of them — 93 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
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 27 people named Venezia 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 print
Venezia in American newspapers,
1910–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,413 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Venezia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pasquale Venezia 1911–1991 · Catholic priest
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Shlomo Venezia 1923–2012 · memoirist
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Shlomo Venezia 1923–2012 · memoirist
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Jean-Claude Venezia 1929–2016 · jurist
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Michael Venezia 1935–2025 · painter
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Francesco Venezia 1944– · architect
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Venezia.
- Vendittelli 139 · U.S. census
- Venditti 1,611 · U.S. census
- Vendrell 311 · U.S. census
- Vene 115 · U.S. census
- Venes 102 · U.S. census
- Venet 195 · U.S. census
- Veneziano 1,046 · U.S. census
- Venier 434 · U.S. census
- Venne 1,074 · U.S. census
- Venner 517 · U.S. census
- Vens 129 · U.S. census
- Vente 118 · U.S. census
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