# Esposito (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/esposito/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,789 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,576 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,548 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.6% (22,651 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Esposito.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Esposito in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Esposito in the United States, Australia, Italy, Argentina and Canada.

## People named Esposito

- Giancarlo Esposito, American actor (born 1958)
- Jennifer Esposito, American actress (born 1973)
- Lali Espósito, Argentine singer and actress
- John Louis Esposito, American professor of Middle Eastern studies (1940–2026)
- Tony Esposito, American ice hockey goaltender (1943–2021)
- Chloe Esposito, Australian modern pentathlete
- Joe Esposito, American musician
- Joe Esposito, American writer (1938-2016)
- Cameron Esposito, American actress
- Larry W. Esposito, American astronomer
- Max Esposito, Australian modern pentathlete

## Similar surnames

Espejo, Esquivias, Echeveste.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.