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Battista
The strongest concentration of Battista in US arrival records points to Campania, with 130 of 469 arrivals (28 percent) originating there.
469
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
177
Comuni of
origin
16
Regioni
represented
13
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Campania
130 of 469
28 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Battista line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Battista arrivals came from Campania, most often from the provincia of Avellino. 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.
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A Battista from Campania
Most often from Avellino (AV)
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Distribuzione per regione
Concentration by regione
16 regioni represented
- Campania13028%
- Molise11525%
- Puglia5111%
- Sicilia398%
- Abruzzo398%
- Calabria327%
- Lazio327%
- Basilicata92%
- Liguria51%
- Piemonte31%
- Marche31%
- Toscana31%
- Sardegna20%
- Lombardia20%
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia20%
- Veneto20%
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Battista was recorded between 1830 and 1912.
Provincia CB
Provincia BA
Provincia AV
Provincia RC
Provincia CB
- Avellino
14
Provincia AV
Provincia IS
Provincia AV
Provincia IS
- Isernia
10
Provincia IS
Provincia CE
Provincia CE
Provincia FR
Provincia CB
Provincia PA
| Comune | Provincia | US Arrivals |
|---|---|---|
| Casalciprano | CB | 30 |
| Triggiano | BA | 20 |
| Atripalda | AV | 18 |
| Delianuova | RC | 17 |
| Campobasso | CB | 16 |
| Avellino | AV | 14 |
| Pietrabbondante | IS | 13 |
| Calabritto | AV | 13 |
| Frosolone | IS | 11 |
| Isernia | IS | 10 |
| Caserta | CE | 8 |
| Alvignano | CE | 8 |
| Fontana Liri | FR | 8 |
| Molise | CB | 7 |
| Bagheria | PA | 7 |
Persone notevoli
Notable Battista on Wikipedia
1610 · Grottaglie
1721 · Urbino
1823 · Napoli
Camillo Battista
1839 · Potenza
Giovanni Battista
IT1860 · Avellino
Emilio Battista
IT1903 · Terracina
Pierluigi Battista
IT1955 · Roma
Maurizio Battista
IT1957 · Roma
Lorenzo Battista
IT1973 · Trieste
Lele Battista
IT1975 · Milano
Alba Francesca Battista
1987 · Atripalda
Valeria Battista
IT2001 · Legnano
Onorato Battista
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Battista | 1610 | Grottaglie | ENIT |
| Giovanni Battista Bussi de Pretis | 1721 | Urbino | ENIT |
| Vincenzo Battista | 1823 | Napoli | ENIT |
| Camillo Battista | 1839 | Potenza | |
| Giovanni Battista | 1860 | Avellino | IT |
| Emilio Battista | 1903 | Terracina | IT |
| Pierluigi Battista | 1955 | Roma | IT |
| Maurizio Battista | 1957 | Roma | IT |
| Lorenzo Battista | 1973 | Trieste | IT |
| Lele Battista | 1975 | Milano | IT |
| Alba Francesca Battista | 1987 | Atripalda | |
| Valeria Battista | 2001 | Legnano | IT |
| Onorato Battista | Napoli |
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.
G battista
1 US arrivals
Di battista
151 US arrivals
De battista
10 US arrivals
Battistta
1 US arrivals
Batista
15 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 Battista.