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Bongiorno

The strongest concentration of Bongiorno in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 138 of 178 arrivals (78 percent) originating there.

178

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 178

Top regione

Sicilia

138 of 178
78 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 14

14 to 41

41+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

8 regioni represented

Sicilia13878%
Calabria1911%
Piemonte63%
Emilia-Romagna63%
Lazio42%
Molise21%
Campania21%
Abruzzo11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Balestrate
10
Provincia PA
Marineo
10
Provincia PA
Lipari
10
Provincia ME
Antillo
9
Provincia ME
Vicari
9
Provincia PA
Gerace
8
Provincia RC
Roccapalumba
7
Provincia PA
Villarosa
7
Provincia EN
Messina
6
Provincia ME
Sambuco
6
Provincia CN
Alimena
6
Provincia PA
Polizzi Generosa
6
Provincia PA
Menfi
6
Provincia AG
Oriolo
5
Provincia CS
Palermo
5
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Balestrate	PA	10
Marineo	PA	10
Lipari	ME	10
Antillo	ME	9
Vicari	PA	9
Gerace	RC	8
Roccapalumba	PA	7
Villarosa	EN	7
Messina	ME	6
Sambuco	CN	6
Alimena	PA	6
Polizzi Generosa	PA	6
Menfi	AG	6
Oriolo	CS	5
Palermo	PA	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Bongiorno on Wikipedia

Giovanni Battista Bongiorno
IT
1830 · Palazzolo Acreide
Anna Bongiorno
1918 · Siracusa
Paolo Bongiorno
IT
1922 · Cattolica Eraclea
Benedetto Bongiorno
1940 · San Fratello
Nello Buongiorno
IT
1946 · Torre Annunziata
Sebastiano Bongiorno
IT
1949 · Cattolica Eraclea
Giuseppe Bongiorno
IT
1950 · Palermo
Carmelo Bongiorno
EN IT
1960 · Catania
Vito Bongiorno
EN IT
1963 · Alcamo
Giulia Bongiorno
EN IT
1966 · Palermo
Vittorio Bongiorno
EN IT
1973 · Palermo
Nicolò Bongiorno
IT
1976 · Milano
Angela Bongiorno
1980 · Palermo
Enea Giuseppe Bongiorno
1981 · Milano
Giulia Bongiorno
IT
2000 · Ragusa

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Battista Bongiorno	1830	Palazzolo Acreide	IT
Anna Bongiorno	1918	Siracusa
Paolo Bongiorno	1922	Cattolica Eraclea	IT
Benedetto Bongiorno	1940	San Fratello
Nello Buongiorno	1946	Torre Annunziata	IT
Sebastiano Bongiorno	1949	Cattolica Eraclea	IT
Giuseppe Bongiorno	1950	Palermo	IT
Carmelo Bongiorno	1960	Catania	EN IT
Vito Bongiorno	1963	Alcamo	EN IT
Giulia Bongiorno	1966	Palermo	EN IT
Vittorio Bongiorno	1973	Palermo	EN IT
Nicolò Bongiorno	1976	Milano	IT
Angela Bongiorno	1980	Palermo
Enea Giuseppe Bongiorno	1981	Milano
Giulia Bongiorno	2000	Ragusa	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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Bongiorn

2 US arrivals

Bongiorni

12 US arrivals

Bongiorna

4 US arrivals

Bongiorno-bonadio

1 US arrivals

Buongiorno

101 US arrivals

Bnongiorno

1 US arrivals

Bongiono

1 US arrivals

Bongiori

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 Bongiorno.

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