Cognome

Adamo

The strongest concentration of Adamo in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 162 of 356 arrivals (46 percent) originating there.

356

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

136

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 356

Top regione

Sicilia

162 of 356
46 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 16

16 to 49

49+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia16246%
Calabria8424%
Campania4713%
Puglia144%
Basilicata113%
Molise93%
Abruzzo72%
Lazio51%
Liguria41%
Lombardia41%
Emilia-Romagna21%
Piemonte21%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia21%
Veneto21%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Adamo was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Palermo
23
Provincia PA
Decollatura
19
Provincia CZ
Patti
17
Provincia ME
Alcamo
17
Provincia TP
Troia
11
Provincia FG
Carpanzano
10
Provincia CS
Cosenza
10
Provincia CS
Motta d'Affermo
9
Provincia ME
Castelvetrano
8
Provincia TP
Vita
7
Provincia TP
Campobasso
6
Provincia CB
Avellino
5
Provincia AV
Bisacquino
5
Provincia PA
Altilia
5
Provincia CS
Milazzo
5
Provincia ME

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	23
Decollatura	CZ	19
Patti	ME	17
Alcamo	TP	17
Troia	FG	11
Carpanzano	CS	10
Cosenza	CS	10
Motta d'Affermo	ME	9
Castelvetrano	TP	8
Vita	TP	7
Campobasso	CB	6
Avellino	AV	5
Bisacquino	PA	5
Altilia	CS	5
Milazzo	ME	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Adamo on Wikipedia

Napoleone Eugenio Adamo
1907 · Altilia
Carmine Adamo
IT
1919 · Ponticelli
Nicola Adamo
IT
1928 · Atripalda
Pietro Adamo
1938 · Messina
Salvatore Adamo
EN IT
1943 · Comiso
Amelia Adamo
EN
1947 · Roma
Giulia Adamo
EN IT
1949 · Marsala
Giorgio Adamo
1950 · Roma
Marilena Adamo
IT
1950 · Novara
Rossella Vodret
IT
1950 · Roma
Antonio Adamo
EN IT
1957 · Napoli
Nicola Adamo
EN IT
1957 · Cosenza
Pietro Adamo
1959 · San Martino Valle Caudina
Stefano Adamo
1961 · Lecce
Andrea Adamo
EN
1991 · Alcamo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Napoleone Eugenio Adamo	1907	Altilia
Carmine Adamo	1919	Ponticelli	IT
Nicola Adamo	1928	Atripalda	IT
Pietro Adamo	1938	Messina
Salvatore Adamo	1943	Comiso	EN IT
Amelia Adamo	1947	Roma	EN
Giulia Adamo	1949	Marsala	EN IT
Giorgio Adamo	1950	Roma
Marilena Adamo	1950	Novara	IT
Rossella Vodret	1950	Roma	IT
Antonio Adamo	1957	Napoli	EN IT
Nicola Adamo	1957	Cosenza	EN IT
Pietro Adamo	1959	San Martino Valle Caudina
Stefano Adamo	1961	Lecce
Andrea Adamo	1991	Alcamo	EN

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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D adamo

65 US arrivals

D'adamo

33 US arrivals

D' adamo

4 US arrivals

Di adamo

11 US arrivals

Addamo

14 US arrivals

Adammo

1 US arrivals

Adamoli

5 US arrivals

Adami

27 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Adamo.

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