Cognome

Bella

The strongest concentration of Bella in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 37 of 113 arrivals (33 percent) originating there.

113

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 113

Top regione

Sicilia

37 of 113
33 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 11

11+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Sicilia3733%
Campania2320%
Piemonte1513%
Puglia1211%
Lazio76%
Calabria54%
Basilicata44%
Abruzzo44%
Liguria22%
Molise22%
Umbria11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
6
Provincia PA
Ragusa
6
Provincia RG
Rocca d'Arazzo
6
Provincia AT
Sassano
6
Provincia SA
Acireale
5
Provincia CT
Palo del Colle
4
Provincia BA
Monteleone Sabino
4
Provincia RI
Siracusa
4
Provincia SR
Maddaloni
4
Provincia CE
Burolo
3
Provincia TO
Grumo Appula
3
Provincia BA
Catanzaro
2
Provincia CZ
Pozzallo
2
Provincia RG
Roccabascerana
2
Provincia AV
Alvito
2
Provincia FR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	6
Ragusa	RG	6
Rocca d'Arazzo	AT	6
Sassano	SA	6
Acireale	CT	5
Palo del Colle	BA	4
Monteleone Sabino	RI	4
Siracusa	SR	4
Maddaloni	CE	4
Burolo	TO	3
Grumo Appula	BA	3
Catanzaro	CZ	2
Pozzallo	RG	2
Roccabascerana	AV	2
Alvito	FR	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Bella on Wikipedia

Gabriele Bella
EN IT
1730 · Venezia
Giuseppe Bella
IT
1808 · Genova
Salvatore Bella
IT
1862 · Aci Catena
Gianni Bella
EN IT
1946 · Catania
Marcella Bella
EN IT
1952 · Catania
Giuseppe Bella
1954 · Santa Venerina
Marco Bella
IT
1972 · Roma
Flaminia Aperio Bella
1986 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gabriele Bella	1730	Venezia	EN IT
Giuseppe Bella	1808	Genova	IT
Salvatore Bella	1862	Aci Catena	IT
Gianni Bella	1946	Catania	EN IT
Marcella Bella	1952	Catania	EN IT
Giuseppe Bella	1954	Santa Venerina
Marco Bella	1972	Roma	IT
Flaminia Aperio Bella	1986	Roma

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 bella

73 US arrivals

Belella

2 US arrivals

Bellella

1 US arrivals

Di bella

206 US arrivals

Della bella

10 US arrivals

De bella

5 US arrivals

Lo bella

4 US arrivals

Bellar

1 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 Bella.

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