Cognome

Balzano

The strongest concentration of Balzano in US arrival records points to Campania, with 41 of 110 arrivals (37 percent) originating there.

110

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 110

Top regione

Campania

41 of 110
37 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 12

12+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania4137%
Lazio1917%
Abruzzo1110%
Basilicata1110%
Piemonte109%
Sicilia87%
Puglia33%
Molise22%
Veneto22%
Lombardia11%
Toscana11%
Calabria11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Boscoreale
10
Provincia NA
Ponza
10
Provincia LT
Boca
9
Provincia NO
Castel di Sangro
8
Provincia AQ
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Gallicchio
6
Provincia PZ
Roma
5
Provincia RM
Scafati
4
Provincia SA
San Valentino Torio
3
Provincia SA
Potenza
3
Provincia PZ
Termini Imerese
3
Provincia PA
Colli a Volturno
2
Provincia IS
Boscotrecase
2
Provincia NA
Missanello
2
Provincia PZ
Fara Vicentino
2
Provincia VI

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Boscoreale	NA	10
Ponza	LT	10
Boca	NO	9
Castel di Sangro	AQ	8
Napoli	NA	7
Gallicchio	PZ	6
Roma	RM	5
Scafati	SA	4
San Valentino Torio	SA	3
Potenza	PZ	3
Termini Imerese	PA	3
Colli a Volturno	IS	2
Boscotrecase	NA	2
Missanello	PZ	2
Fara Vicentino	VI	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Balzano on Wikipedia

Vincenzo Balzano
EN IT
1866 · Castel di Sangro
Marco Balzano
EN IT
1978 · Milano
Angela Balzano
1984 · Maddaloni

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Vincenzo Balzano	1866	Castel di Sangro	EN IT
Marco Balzano	1978	Milano	EN IT
Angela Balzano	1984	Maddaloni

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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Balzan

3 US arrivals

Balzarano

11 US arrivals

Balzani

11 US arrivals

Balzana

3 US arrivals

Balza

2 US arrivals

Balenzano

4 US arrivals

Balzarino

3 US arrivals

Bazano

2 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 Balzano.

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