Giordano (name)

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:
 * 1. Campania (1:242)
 * 2. Basilicata (1:298)
 * 3. Piedmont (1:325)
 * 4. Calabria (1:428)
 * 5. Liguria (1:456)
 * 6. Sicily (1:494)

In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,390) in the following provinces:
 * 1. Córdoba Province (1:1,176)
 * 2. Santa Fe Province (1:1,917)
 * 3. San Luis Province (1:2,570)
 * 4. Buenos Aires (1:2,696)
 * 5. Mendoza Province (1:3,009)

People with the given name Giordano

 * Giordano Bruno, 16th-century philosopher
 * Giordano Corsi (1908–1958), Italian footballer
 * Giordano Orsini (disambiguation), several people
 * Giordano Vitale (1633–1711), mathematician