Cognome

Barbera

The strongest concentration of Barbera in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 234 of 299 arrivals (78 percent) originating there.

299

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 299

Top regione

Sicilia

234 of 299
78 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 23

23 to 70

70+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Sicilia23478%
Campania207%
Calabria103%
Piemonte83%
Puglia72%
Lazio62%
Basilicata41%
Lombardia31%
Toscana31%
Molise21%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Abruzzo10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Messina
30
Provincia ME
Collesano
21
Provincia PA
Milazzo
14
Provincia ME
Palermo
14
Provincia PA
Trapani
13
Provincia TP
Petralia Soprana
12
Provincia PA
Marsala
12
Provincia TP
Patti
10
Provincia ME
Castelvetrano
7
Provincia TP
San Fratello
6
Provincia ME
Vita
6
Provincia TP
Benevento
5
Provincia BN
Fiumedinisi
5
Provincia ME
Sciacca
5
Provincia AG
Menfi
5
Provincia AG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Messina	ME	30
Collesano	PA	21
Milazzo	ME	14
Palermo	PA	14
Trapani	TP	13
Petralia Soprana	PA	12
Marsala	TP	12
Patti	ME	10
Castelvetrano	TP	7
San Fratello	ME	6
Vita	TP	6
Benevento	BN	5
Fiumedinisi	ME	5
Sciacca	AG	5
Menfi	AG	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Barbera on Wikipedia

Gaspero Barbera
IT
1818 · Torino
Piero Barbera
1854 · Firenze
Renzo Barbera
1866 · Trapani
Agatino Giovanni Barbera
IT
1867 · Nizza di Sicilia
Mario Barbera
1877 · Mineo
Lydia Barbera
1903 · Torino
Giovanni Barbera
IT
1909 · Palermo
Carlo Barbera
IT
1911 · Biella
Giovanni Barbera
1916 · Messina
Renzo Barbera
EN IT
1920 · Palermo
Giuseppe Barbera
IT
1925 · Gozzano
Carlo Barbera
IT
1932 · Partanna
Lorenzo Barbera
IT
1936 · Partinico
Augusto Barbera
EN IT
1938 · Aidone
Maria Luisa Barbera
1943 · Trieste

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gaspero Barbera	1818	Torino	IT
Piero Barbera	1854	Firenze
Renzo Barbera	1866	Trapani
Agatino Giovanni Barbera	1867	Nizza di Sicilia	IT
Mario Barbera	1877	Mineo
Lydia Barbera	1903	Torino
Giovanni Barbera	1909	Palermo	IT
Carlo Barbera	1911	Biella	IT
Giovanni Barbera	1916	Messina
Renzo Barbera	1920	Palermo	EN IT
Giuseppe Barbera	1925	Gozzano	IT
Carlo Barbera	1932	Partanna	IT
Lorenzo Barbera	1936	Partinico	IT
Augusto Barbera	1938	Aidone	EN IT
Maria Luisa Barbera	1943	Trieste

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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La barbera

174 US arrivals

Lo barbera

8 US arrivals

Da barbera

1 US arrivals

Barber

2 US arrivals

Barbero

98 US arrivals

Barberi

75 US arrivals

Barbere

2 US arrivals

Barberio

92 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 Barbera.

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