Cognome
Bassani
The strongest concentration of Bassani in US arrival records points to Lombardia, with 11 of 21 arrivals (52 percent) originating there.
21
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
8
Comuni of
origin
5
Regioni
represented
19
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Lombardia
11 of 21
52 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Bassani line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Bassani arrivals came from Lombardia, most often from the provincia of Varese. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
The checker goes back through your line one generation at a time. It is not legal advice, and it does not search for records.
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A Bassani from Lombardia
Most often from Varese (VA)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Bassani on Wikipedia
1650 · Padova
Ugo Bassani
1851 · Padova
Antonio Bassani
1853 · Chioggia
1853 · Thiene
Anselmo Bassani
IT1856 · Novaledo
Gerolamo Luigi Bassani
1908 · Milano
1916 · Bologna
Matilde Bassani Finzi
1918 · Ferrara
Fernando Bassani
1920 · Torino
Jenny Bassani Liscia
IT1924 · Ferrara
Giuseppe Bassani
1926 · Gottolengo
1929 · Milano
Mario Bassani
1934 · Milano
Paolo Bassani
1940 · La Spezia
Alessandra Bassani
1966 · Milano
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Bassani | 1650 | Padova | ENIT |
| Ugo Bassani | 1851 | Padova | |
| Antonio Bassani | 1853 | Chioggia | |
| Francesco Bassani | 1853 | Thiene | ENIT |
| Anselmo Bassani | 1856 | Novaledo | IT |
| Gerolamo Luigi Bassani | 1908 | Milano | |
| Giorgio Bassani | 1916 | Bologna | ENIT |
| Matilde Bassani Finzi | 1918 | Ferrara | |
| Fernando Bassani | 1920 | Torino | |
| Jenny Bassani Liscia | 1924 | Ferrara | IT |
| Giuseppe Bassani | 1926 | Gottolengo | |
| Franco Bassani | 1929 | Milano | ENIT |
| Mario Bassani | 1934 | Milano | |
| Paolo Bassani | 1940 | La Spezia | |
| Alessandra Bassani | 1966 | Milano |
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.
Basani
2 US arrivals
Bassano
20 US arrivals
Bassana
4 US arrivals
Bassane
1 US arrivals
Baldassani
4 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 Bassani.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Bassani was recorded between 1830 and 1912.