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Bonelli

The strongest concentration of Bonelli in US arrival records points to Campania, with 44 of 194 arrivals (23 percent) originating there.

194

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 194

Top regione

Campania

44 of 194
23 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 13

13+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Campania4423%
Sicilia4222%
Basilicata3920%
Calabria2010%
Puglia105%
Abruzzo105%
Lazio74%
Lombardia42%
Marche42%
Piemonte42%
Molise32%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Toscana21%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%
Liguria11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Nicosia
11
Provincia EN
Spinoso
8
Provincia PZ
Licata
8
Provincia AG
Potenza
7
Provincia PZ
Biccari
6
Provincia FG
Malvito
6
Provincia CS
Forenza
6
Provincia PZ
Napoli
6
Provincia NA
Casalduni
6
Provincia BN
Palermo
6
Provincia PA
Salandra
6
Provincia MT
Apice
5
Provincia BN
Lapio
5
Provincia AV
Lama dei Peligni
4
Provincia CH
Cittanova
4
Provincia RC

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Nicosia	EN	11
Spinoso	PZ	8
Licata	AG	8
Potenza	PZ	7
Biccari	FG	6
Malvito	CS	6
Forenza	PZ	6
Napoli	NA	6
Casalduni	BN	6
Palermo	PA	6
Salandra	MT	6
Apice	BN	5
Lapio	AV	5
Lama dei Peligni	CH	4
Cittanova	RC	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Bonelli on Wikipedia

Manfredo Bonelli
1401 · Strevi
Michele Bonelli
EN IT
1541 · Bosco Marengo
Aurelio Bonelli
EN
1569 · Bologna
Giovanni Battista Bonelli
1589 · Lodi
Carlo Bonelli
EN IT
1612 · Roma
Benedetto Bonelli
1704 · Cavalese
Giorgio Bonelli
IT
1724 · Vicoforte
Pio Camillo Bonelli
IT
1757 · Roma
Franco Andrea Bonelli
EN IT
1784 · Cuneo
Luigi Bonelli
1797 · Roma
Luigi Bonelli
IT
1811 · Roma
Gaetano Bonelli
1815 · Milano
Raffaele Bonelli
IT
1819 · Napoli
Cesare Bonelli
EN IT
1821 · Torino
Gustavo Bonelli
1853 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Manfredo Bonelli	1401	Strevi
Michele Bonelli	1541	Bosco Marengo	EN IT
Aurelio Bonelli	1569	Bologna	EN
Giovanni Battista Bonelli	1589	Lodi
Carlo Bonelli	1612	Roma	EN IT
Benedetto Bonelli	1704	Cavalese
Giorgio Bonelli	1724	Vicoforte	IT
Pio Camillo Bonelli	1757	Roma	IT
Franco Andrea Bonelli	1784	Cuneo	EN IT
Luigi Bonelli	1797	Roma
Luigi Bonelli	1811	Roma	IT
Gaetano Bonelli	1815	Milano
Raffaele Bonelli	1819	Napoli	IT
Cesare Bonelli	1821	Torino	EN IT
Gustavo Bonelli	1853	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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Bonnelli

5 US arrivals

Bonelline

1 US arrivals

Bonello

49 US arrivals

Bonella

6 US arrivals

Bondinelli

6 US arrivals

Bonel

1 US arrivals

Bondelli

4 US arrivals

Boncelli

3 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 Bonelli.

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