Cognome
Bellia
The strongest concentration of Bellia in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 17 of 19 arrivals (89 percent) originating there.
19
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
9
Comuni of
origin
3
Regioni
represented
7
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Sicilia
17 of 19
89 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Bellia line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Bellia arrivals came from Sicilia, most often from the provincia of Catania. 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.
Check your lineItalian-born ancestor
A Bellia from Sicilia
Most often from Catania (CT)
Each generation between
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Persone notevoli
Notable Bellia on Wikipedia
Emanuele Bellia
IT1791 · Paternò
Celestino Bellia
1847 · Pettinengo
Concetto Bellia
1882 · Modica
Santo Bellia
1926 · Camporotondo Etneo
Nicolò Giuseppe Bellia
1931 · Menfi
Laura Bellia
1960 · Vicenza
1960 · Roma
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuele Bellia | 1791 | Paternò | IT |
| Celestino Bellia | 1847 | Pettinengo | |
| Concetto Bellia | 1882 | Modica | |
| Santo Bellia | 1926 | Camporotondo Etneo | |
| Nicolò Giuseppe Bellia | 1931 | Menfi | |
| Laura Bellia | 1960 | Vicenza | |
| Teo Bellia | 1960 | Roma | ENIT |
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.
De bellia
1 US arrivals
Belli
200 US arrivals
Belia
3 US arrivals
Bellizia
10 US arrivals
Belliani
2 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 Bellia.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Bellia was recorded between 1830 and 1912.