Cognome
Bignami
The strongest concentration of Bignami in US arrival records points to Lombardia, with 1 of 1 arrivals (100 percent) originating there.
1
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
1
Comuni of
origin
1
Regioni
represented
24
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Lombardia
1 of 1
100 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Bignami line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Bignami arrivals came from Lombardia, most often from the provincia of Milano. 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 Bignami from Lombardia
Most often from Milano (MI)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Bignami on Wikipedia
Angelo Bignami
1757 · Codogno
Giuseppe Bignami
IT1799 · Pavia
Carlo Bignami
1808 · Cremona
Carlo Bignami
1808 · Milano
Enea Bignami
1819 · Bologna
Emilio Bignami
IT1829 · Milano
Giuseppe Bignami
1838 · Bologna
1841 · Cremona
1844 · Lodi
Adolfo Bignami
EN1845 · Bologna
1856 · Lodi
1862 · Bologna
Luigi Bignami
IT1862 · Milano
Ugo Bignami
IT1869 · Milano
Riccardo Bignami
1891 · Salussola
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Bignami | 1757 | Codogno | |
| Giuseppe Bignami | 1799 | Pavia | IT |
| Carlo Bignami | 1808 | Cremona | |
| Carlo Bignami | 1808 | Milano | |
| Enea Bignami | 1819 | Bologna | |
| Emilio Bignami | 1829 | Milano | IT |
| Giuseppe Bignami | 1838 | Bologna | |
| Vespasiano Bignami | 1841 | Cremona | ENIT |
| Enrico Bignami | 1844 | Lodi | ENIT |
| Adolfo Bignami | 1845 | Bologna | EN |
| Osvaldo Bignami | 1856 | Lodi | ENIT |
| Amico Bignami | 1862 | Bologna | ENIT |
| Luigi Bignami | 1862 | Milano | IT |
| Ugo Bignami | 1869 | Milano | IT |
| Riccardo Bignami | 1891 | Salussola |
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.
Bigna
1 US arrivals
Bigami
3 US arrivals
Di bignamo
1 US arrivals
Bignano
2 US arrivals
Bignanti
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 Bignami.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Bignami was recorded between 1830 and 1912.