# Travolta (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/travolta/  
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. Most famously borne by American actor John Travolta

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | fewer than 100 |
| US rank (2010) | not ranked |
| How often | not recorded |
| Change since 2000 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Travolta.

## Where

Wikidata records people named Travolta in the United States.

## People named Travolta

- John Travolta, American actor (born 1954)
- Joey Travolta, American actor and singer
- Ellen Travolta, American actress
- Margaret Travolta, American actress

## Similar surnames

Triplett, Tribble, Tarpley, Trueblood, Tarbell, Tourville, Tripoli, Torreblanca, Tierrablanca.

## 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.