Giordano (name) explained
| Giordano |
| Meaning: | Jordan River |
| Region: | Italy |
| Origin: | Hebrew, ירדן (Yarden), meaning "one who descends" or "to flow down" |
| Variant: | Giordani, Giordan |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /it/ |
Giordano is both a given name and a surname of Italian origin. It is the Italian version of Jordan.
People with the surname Giordano
- Al Giordano, American journalist and political activist
- Andrea Giordano (born 1976), Argentine gymnast
- Bruno Giordano, Italian footballer
- Bruno Giordano, Italian politician
- Charles Giordano, United States keyboards and accordion player
- Christian Giordano, Swiss anthropologist
- Dick Giordano (1932–2010), American comic book artist and editor
- Daniele Giordano, Italian footballer
- Fabio Giordano, Italian footballer
- Filippa Giordano, Italian crossover singer
- Gus Giordano, American jazz dancer, teacher, and choreographer
- Henry Giordano (1914–2003), American pharmacist and federal agent
- JoAnn Giordano, American textile artist and curator who has exhibited since 1977
- Juan Carlos Giordano, Argentine lawyer and politician
- Laura Giordano, Italian lyric soprano
- Lou Giordano, record producer and recording engineer
- Luca Giordano, 17th-century artist
- Mark Giordano, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Matías Giordano, Argentine footballer
- Matt Giordano, safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL
- Matteo Giordano, Italian footballer
- Michele Giordano, Cardinal Archbishop emeritus of Naples, Italy
- Paolo Giordano, Italian writer
- Riccardo Giordano (born 1970), Italian windsurfer
- Silvia Giordano, Italian-Swiss computer scientist
- Tyrone Giordano (born 1976), deaf American actor
- Umberto Giordano (1867–1948), Italian composer
- William J. Giordano (1919–1993), New York politician
Geographical distribution of the surname
As of 2014, 60.3% of all known bearers of the surname Giordano were residents of Italy (frequency 1:759), 17.3% of the United States (1:15,615), 9.4% of Argentina (1:3,390), 4.3% of France (1:11,633) and 3.3% of Brazil (1:46,874).
In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:759) in the following regions:
In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,390) in the following provinces:[1]
People with the given name Giordano
See also
Notes and References
- https://forebears.io/surnames/giordano Giordano surname distribution
