# Fanelli (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fanelli/  
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) | 4,493 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,408 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 68,717 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (3,929 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Fanelli.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fanelli 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fanelli in the United States.

## People named Fanelli

- Gary Fanelli, American Samoan long distance runner

## Similar surnames

Finnell, Finley, Fennell, Finlay, Fenley, Familia.

## 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.