# Giovanni (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 831 |
| US rank (2010) | 28,679 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 371,535 people |
| Change since 2000 | +15% (725 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Giovanni 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) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Giovanni in the United States.

## People named Giovanni

- Aria Giovanni, American model and erotic glamour actress
- Nikki Giovanni, American poet, writer and activist (1943-2024)
- Joy Giovanni, American professional wrestling valet, actress and model
- Kearran Giovanni, American actress

## Similar surnames

Givan, Gavin, Govan, Gaffney, Giffin, Given, Gibney, Gauvin, Gobin, Gibbon, Goffin.

## 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.