How common is the surname Sanfilippo?

4,173 people in the United States had the surname Sanfilippo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,986 Americans. It ranked 7,929th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sanfilippo?

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

Who is the most famous person named Sanfilippo?

José Sanfilippo, Argentine footballer (1935–2026).

Where is the surname Sanfilippo most common?

Wikidata records people named Sanfilippo in Argentina.

Is the surname Sanfilippo getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,180 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,173 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Sanfilippo

An Italian surname, carried by 4,173 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S514

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sanfilippo is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Sanfilippo.

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 4,173 people named Sanfilippo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,986 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,180.

#7,929

rank among US surnames

4,173

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,342)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,925	Laux	4,176	73,933
#7,926	Roop	4,175	73,951
#7,928	Barto	4,174	73,969
#7,929	Constant	4,173	73,986

Who is named Sanfilippo

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

94% of people named Sanfilippo 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 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sanfilippos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

José Sanfilippo
Argentine footballer (1935–2026)

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sanfilippo come from?: Borrowed from Italian Sanfilippo.
How common is the surname Sanfilippo?: 4,173 people in the United States had the surname Sanfilippo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,986 Americans. It ranked 7,929th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sanfilippo?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Sanfilippo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sanfilippo?: José Sanfilippo, Argentine footballer (1935–2026).
Where is the surname Sanfilippo most common?: Wikidata records people named Sanfilippo in Argentina.
Is the surname Sanfilippo getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,180 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,173 in 2010, down 0.2%.