Cognome

Belli

The strongest concentration of Belli in US arrival records points to Lazio, with 54 of 200 arrivals (27 percent) originating there.

200

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 200

Top regione

Lazio

54 of 200
27 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 5

5 to 16

16+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Lazio5427%
Abruzzo3618%
Campania2312%
Toscana168%
Marche126%
Emilia-Romagna105%
Calabria105%
Lombardia74%
Veneto74%
Puglia63%
Umbria53%
Sicilia42%
Molise32%
Basilicata32%
Piemonte21%
Sardegna11%
Liguria11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Alfedena
23
Provincia AQ
Patrica
19
Provincia FR
Alatri
9
Provincia FR
Lucca
8
Provincia LU
Veroli
8
Provincia FR
Roma
7
Provincia RM
Brindisi
6
Provincia BR
Fano
5
Provincia PU
Torre Annunziata
5
Provincia NA
Maenza
5
Provincia LT
Chieti
5
Provincia CH
Bedonia
4
Provincia PR
Cadorago
4
Provincia CO
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Fivizzano
4
Provincia MS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Alfedena	AQ	23
Patrica	FR	19
Alatri	FR	9
Lucca	LU	8
Veroli	FR	8
Roma	RM	7
Brindisi	BR	6
Fano	PU	5
Torre Annunziata	NA	5
Maenza	LT	5
Chieti	CH	5
Bedonia	PR	4
Cadorago	CO	4
Napoli	NA	4
Fivizzano	MS	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Belli on Wikipedia

Valerio Belli
EN IT
1468 · Vicenza
Domenico Belli
EN IT
1501 · Firenze
Pierino Belli
EN IT
1502 · Alba
Silvio Belli
IT
1510 · Vicenza
Onorio Belli
IT
1550 · Vicenza
Girolamo Belli
EN IT
1552 · Argenta
Giulio Belli
EN IT
1560 · Longiano
Pietro Belli
IT
1560 · Condino
Paolo Belli
1588 · Messina
Vincenzo Belli
IT
1710 · Torino
Carlo Belli
EN
1742 · Venezia
Pasquale Belli
IT
1752 · Roma
Andrea Belli
IT
1760 · Ruvo del Monte
Serafino Belli
IT
1772 · Siena
Silvestro Belli
IT
1781 · Anagni

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Valerio Belli	1468	Vicenza	EN IT
Domenico Belli	1501	Firenze	EN IT
Pierino Belli	1502	Alba	EN IT
Silvio Belli	1510	Vicenza	IT
Onorio Belli	1550	Vicenza	IT
Girolamo Belli	1552	Argenta	EN IT
Giulio Belli	1560	Longiano	EN IT
Pietro Belli	1560	Condino	IT
Paolo Belli	1588	Messina
Vincenzo Belli	1710	Torino	IT
Carlo Belli	1742	Venezia	EN
Pasquale Belli	1752	Roma	IT
Andrea Belli	1760	Ruvo del Monte	IT
Serafino Belli	1772	Siena	IT
Silvestro Belli	1781	Anagni	IT

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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Bellelli

2 US arrivals

De belli

5 US arrivals

Di belli

5 US arrivals

Belli-io

1 US arrivals

Bellia

19 US arrivals

Bellio

5 US arrivals

Bellis

3 US arrivals

Bellin

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 Belli.

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