Cognome

Albanese

The strongest concentration of Albanese in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 182 of 734 arrivals (25 percent) originating there.

734

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

200

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 734

Top regione

Sicilia

182 of 734
25 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 18

18 to 55

55+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Sicilia18225%
Calabria18025%
Campania16122%
Molise7510%
Puglia618%
Basilicata284%
Abruzzo111%
Toscana61%
Umbria61%
Lazio61%
Veneto51%
Piemonte51%
Marche41%
Lombardia20%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Guardiaregia
41
Provincia CB
Cittanova
25
Provincia RC
Caulonia
22
Provincia RC
Polizzi Generosa
21
Provincia PA
Mammola
20
Provincia RC
Avella
19
Provincia AV
Reggio di Calabria
18
Provincia RC
Cerda
17
Provincia PA
Petralia Soprana
15
Provincia PA
Grotteria
15
Provincia RC
Apice
14
Provincia BN
Bompietro
14
Provincia PA
Campagna
14
Provincia SA
Lioni
12
Provincia AV
Geraci Siculo
11
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Guardiaregia	CB	41
Cittanova	RC	25
Caulonia	RC	22
Polizzi Generosa	PA	21
Mammola	RC	20
Avella	AV	19
Reggio di Calabria	RC	18
Cerda	PA	17
Petralia Soprana	PA	15
Grotteria	RC	15
Apice	BN	14
Bompietro	PA	14
Campagna	SA	14
Lioni	AV	12
Geraci Siculo	PA	11

Persone notevoli

Notable Albanese on Wikipedia

Giovanni Battista Albanese
IT
1573 · Vicenza
Girolamo Albanese
IT
1584 · Vicenza
Antonio Albanese
1728 · Terlizzi
Oronzo Albanese
IT
1748 · Tolve
Giuseppe Leonardo Albanese
IT
1759 · Noci
Francesco Mandoj-Albanese
1818 · Noci
Enrico Albanese
EN IT
1834 · Palermo
Fedele Albanese
IT
1845 · Galatina
Manfredi Albanese
1867 · Palermo
Giuseppe Albanese
IT
1878 · Siderno
Clodomiro Albanese
1886 · Casarano
Ruggero Albanese
IT
1887 · Catania
Giacomo Albanese
EN IT
1890 · Geraci Siculo
Guido Albanese
IT
1893 · Ortona
Paolo Albanese
1896 · Grassano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Battista Albanese	1573	Vicenza	IT
Girolamo Albanese	1584	Vicenza	IT
Antonio Albanese	1728	Terlizzi
Oronzo Albanese	1748	Tolve	IT
Giuseppe Leonardo Albanese	1759	Noci	IT
Francesco Mandoj-Albanese	1818	Noci
Enrico Albanese	1834	Palermo	EN IT
Fedele Albanese	1845	Galatina	IT
Manfredi Albanese	1867	Palermo
Giuseppe Albanese	1878	Siderno	IT
Clodomiro Albanese	1886	Casarano
Ruggero Albanese	1887	Catania	IT
Giacomo Albanese	1890	Geraci Siculo	EN IT
Guido Albanese	1893	Ortona	IT
Paolo Albanese	1896	Grassano

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 albanese

4 US arrivals

Albanesi

26 US arrivals

Albaneso

1 US arrivals

Albane

2 US arrivals

Albanese franc

1 US arrivals

Abanese

1 US arrivals

Albenese

4 US arrivals

Albanise

3 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 Albanese.

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