Giordano (name)

Giordano

Pronunciation	Italian: [dʒorˈdaːno]
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew, ירדן (Yarden), meaning "one who descends" or "to flow down"
Meaning	Jordan River
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Variant form(s)	Giordani, Giordan

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
• 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

See also

• Jordan (disambiguation)
• Jordanus (disambiguation)
• Jourdain