The Zeni surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 372 people carried this name — #55,255 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 6% from 351 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Zeni surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From the personal name Zeno.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Zeni» (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 363 people named Zeni 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 84 people named Zeni.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Paris.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
58 people named Zeni live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 Zeni,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giuseppe Zeni 1912–2007 · botanist -
Giuseppe Zeni 1912–2007 · botanist
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Vito Zeni 1922–1989 · teacher -
Vito Zeni 1922–1989 · teacher
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Doymus Zeni 1662–1728 · Catholic priest
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Bartolomeo Zeni 1730–1809 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zeni.
- Zelek 462 · U.S. census
- Zell 3,049 · U.S. census
- Zeller 10,595 · U.S. census
- Zellner 3,417 · U.S. census
- Zeman 3,843 · U.S. census
- Zen 264 · U.S. census
- Zenner 1,146 · U.S. census
- Zenon 1,348 · U.S. census
- Zenone 123 · U.S. census
- Zenoni 110 · U.S. census
- Zentner 1,026 · U.S. census
- Zentz 1,121 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Zeni 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.