How common is the surname Esposito?

22,789 people in the United States had the surname Esposito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,548 Americans. It ranked 1,576th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Esposito?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Esposito identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Esposito?

Giancarlo Esposito, American actor (born 1958), followed by Jennifer Esposito.

Where is the surname Esposito most common?

Wikidata records people named Esposito in the United States, Australia and Italy and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Esposito getting more or less common?

More common. 22,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,789 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Esposito

An Italian surname, carried by 22,789 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex E212

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Esposito is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Esposito.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,789 people named Esposito in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,548 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,651.

#1,576

rank among US surnames

22,789

people in 2010

7.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,446)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,567	Butcher	22,978	13,437
#1,568	Ornelas	22,969	13,442
#1,569	Forrest	22,954	13,451
#1,570	Colbert	22,940	13,459
#1,571	Aleman	22,927	13,466
#1,572	Rodriquez	22,892	13,487
#1,573	Arrington	22,840	13,518

Who is named Esposito

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Esposito identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Espositos

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Giancarlo Esposito
American actor (born 1958)
Jennifer Esposito
American actress (born 1973)
Lali Espósito
Argentine singer and actress, born 1991
John Louis Esposito
American professor of Middle Eastern studies (1940–2026)
Tony Esposito
American ice hockey goaltender (1943–2021)
Chloe Esposito
Australian modern pentathlete, born 1991
Joe Esposito
American musician, born 1948
Joe Esposito
American writer (1938-2016)
Cameron Esposito
American actress, born 1981
Larry W. Esposito
American astronomer, born 1951
Max Esposito
Australian modern pentathlete, born 1997

Notable Espositos come mostly from the United States (6), Australia (2) and Italy (1).

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Esposito come from?: Borrowed from Italian Esposito.
How common is the surname Esposito?: 22,789 people in the United States had the surname Esposito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,548 Americans. It ranked 1,576th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Esposito?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Esposito identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Esposito?: Giancarlo Esposito, American actor (born 1958), followed by Jennifer Esposito.
Where is the surname Esposito most common?: Wikidata records people named Esposito in the United States, Australia and Italy and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Esposito getting more or less common?: More common. 22,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,789 in 2010, up 0.6%.