Cognome
Benvenuto
The strongest concentration of Benvenuto in US arrival records points to Campania, with 23 of 91 arrivals (25 percent) originating there.
91
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
61
Comuni of
origin
15
Regioni
represented
9
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Campania
23 of 91
25 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Benvenuto line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Benvenuto arrivals came from Campania, most often from the provincia of Salerno. 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 Benvenuto from Campania
Most often from Salerno (SA)
Each generation between
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Persone notevoli
Notable Benvenuto on Wikipedia
Aldo Benvenuto
1919 · La Spezia
1937 · Gaeta
Edoardo Benvenuto
IT1940 · Genova
1948 · Napoli
Titti Benvenuto
1949 · Genova
Romolo Benvenuto
IT1959 · Genova
Carlo Benvenuto
1966 · Stresa
Massimiliano Benvenuto
IT1972 · Chivasso
1986 · Venaria Reale
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldo Benvenuto | 1919 | La Spezia | |
| Giorgio Benvenuto | 1937 | Gaeta | ENIT |
| Edoardo Benvenuto | 1940 | Genova | IT |
| Sergio Benvenuto | 1948 | Napoli | ENIT |
| Titti Benvenuto | 1949 | Genova | |
| Romolo Benvenuto | 1959 | Genova | IT |
| Carlo Benvenuto | 1966 | Stresa | |
| Massimiliano Benvenuto | 1972 | Chivasso | IT |
| Alessandro Manuel Benvenuto | 1986 | Venaria Reale | 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.
Benuto
1 US arrivals
Benvenuti
67 US arrivals
Benvenuta
6 US arrivals
Delle benvenuto
1 US arrivals
Benvenutti
5 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 Benvenuto.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Benvenuto was recorded between 1830 and 1912.