How common is the surname Pugliese?

5,126 people in the United States had the surname Pugliese in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,231 Americans. It ranked 6,609th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pugliese?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pugliese identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pugliese?

Osvaldo Pugliese, Argentine pianist and tango composer (1905–1995), followed by Marcelo Pugliese.

Where is the surname Pugliese most common?

Wikidata records people named Pugliese in Argentina.

How do you pronounce Pugliese?

Pugliese is /ˌpʊlˈjeɪ.zeɪ/, 4 syllables.

Is the surname Pugliese getting more or less common?

More common. 4,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,126 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Pugliese

An Italian surname, carried by 5,126 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˌpʊlˈjeɪ.zeɪ/ 4 syllables Soundex P242

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pugliese is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Italian pugliese. Analyzable as Puglia + -ese

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 5,126 people named Pugliese in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,231 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,997.

#6,609

rank among US surnames

5,126

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,279)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,602	Wales	5,133	60,149
#6,603	Kain	5,132	60,161
#6,604	Persinger	5,131	60,173
#6,605	Rubalcava	5,130	60,184
#6,606	Marron	5,129	60,196
#6,607	O'Hare	5,128	60,208
#6,608	Napoli	5,127	60,220

Who is named Pugliese

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

94% of people named Pugliese identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Puglieses

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Osvaldo Pugliese
Argentine pianist and tango composer (1905–1995)
Marcelo Pugliese
Argentine discus thrower, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pugliese

Puglisi

Pugliese has the Soundex code P242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P242.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pugliese come from?: Italian pugliese. Analyzable as Puglia + -ese
How common is the surname Pugliese?: 5,126 people in the United States had the surname Pugliese in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,231 Americans. It ranked 6,609th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pugliese?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pugliese identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pugliese?: Osvaldo Pugliese, Argentine pianist and tango composer (1905–1995), followed by Marcelo Pugliese.
Where is the surname Pugliese most common?: Wikidata records people named Pugliese in Argentina.
How do you pronounce Pugliese?: Pugliese is /ˌpʊlˈjeɪ.zeɪ/, 4 syllables.
Is the surname Pugliese getting more or less common?: More common. 4,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,126 in 2010, up 2.6%.