Pellegrini (surname) explained

Pellegrini (pronounced as /it/) is an Italian surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 65.8% of all known bearers of the surname Pellegrini were residents of Italy (frequency 1:1,381), 10.1% of Argentina (1:6,286), 8.5% of Brazil (1:35,648), 8.4% of the United States (1:64,188) and 1.8% of Switzerland (1:6,918).

In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,381) in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. Tuscany (1:346)
• 2. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (1:615)
• 3. Umbria (1:674)
• 4. Lazio (1:820)
• 5. Marche (1:880)
• 6. Lombardy (1:1,096)
• 7. Friuli-Venezia Giulia (1:1,296)
• 8. Abruzzo (1:1,353)

People

• Ada Pellegrini Grinover, Brazilian lawyer
• Alain Pellegrini, French general
• Alberto Pellegrini, former Italian paralympic fencer
• Aldo Pellegrini (general), Italian general
• Aldo Pellegrini (poet), Argentine poet, essayist and art critic
• Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini, Swiss muralist
• Amalia Pellegrini, Italian actress
• Angelo Pellegrini, Italian-American food writer
• Ann Pellegrini, American professor
• Antonio Snider-Pellegrini, French geographer
• Armando Pellegrini, Italian racing cyclist
• Bob Pellegrini, American football player
• Carlo Pellegrini (disambiguation), several people
• Carlos Alberto Pellegrini, Argentine-American surgeon
• Carlos Pellegrini, Argentine 19th-century politician; president of the country from 1890 to 1892
• Charles Pellegrini, Argentine painter
• Claudio Pellegrini, Italian physicist
• Dan Pellegrini, American politician
• Daniella Pellegrini, South African TV presenter
• Diego Pellegrini, Italian footballer
• Domenico Pellegrini (painter), Italian painter
• Ernesto Pellegrini, Italian catering businessman
• Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer
• Georgia Pellegrini, American author
• Giacomo Pellegrini, Roman Catholic prelate
• Gino Pellegrini, Italian set designer and painter
• Gino Pellegrini (musician), Italian American mandolinist and composer
• Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Italian painter
• Giovanni Angelo Pellegrini, Roman Catholic prelate
• Glauco Pellegrini, Italian screenwriter
• Graziella Pellegrini, Italian stem cell biologist
• Guillermo Pellegrini, Argentine equestrian
• Héctor Pellegrini, Argentine film actor
• Ida Einaudi (1885-1968) born Countess Ida Pellegrini, First Lady of Italy (May 12, 1948 - May 11, 1955)
• Ines Pellegrini, Italian actress
• Jacopo Pellegrini, Italian professional footballer
• Joe Pellegrini, American football player
• Jorge Pellegrini, Argentine footballer
• Lorenzo Pellegrini, Italian footballer
• Luca Pellegrini (disambiguation), several people
• Lucas Pellegrini, French footballer
• Lucio Pellegrini, Italian director
• Luigi Pellegrini Scaramuccia, Italian painter
• Manuel Pellegrini, Chilean football manager and former player
• Marco Pellegrini, Dominican friar
• Massimo Pellegrini, Italian footballer
• Margaret Pellegrini, American actress
• Maria Pellegrini, Canadian operatic soprano
• Matías Pellegrini, Argentine footballer
• Maurizio Pellegrini, Italian painter
• Nicola Pellegrini, Italian artist
• Nicolino Pellegrini, Italian musician
• Norman Pellegrini, American radio executive
• Paolo Pellegrini, Roman Catholic prelate
• Peter Pellegrini, Slovak president
• Robert Pellegrini, American psychologist
• Riccardo Pellegrini, Italian painter
• Sara Pellegrini, Italian cross-country skier
• Stefano Pellegrini (footballer, born 1953), Italian footballer
• Stefano Pellegrini (footballer, born 1967), Italian footballer
• Thalia Pellegrini, British TV presenter
• Tassilo Pellegrini, professor at the University of St.Pölten, Austria
• Tobias Pellegrini, Austrian footballer
• Valeriano Pellegrini, Italian soprano castrato
• Vincenzo Pellegrini, Italian painter
• Walter Pellegrini, Swiss footballer

Notes and References

1. https://forebears.io/surnames/pellegrini Pellegrini surname distribution