Cognome

Bono

The strongest concentration of Bono in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 220 of 360 arrivals (61 percent) originating there.

360

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 360

Top regione

Sicilia

220 of 360
61 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 22

22 to 66

66+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Sicilia22061%
Piemonte4011%
Calabria308%
Lazio185%
Campania144%
Molise113%
Lombardia82%
Abruzzo62%
Liguria41%
Basilicata31%
Toscana21%
Puglia21%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciacca
117
Provincia AG
Palermo
14
Provincia PA
Montelepre
12
Provincia PA
Sonnino
11
Provincia LT
Pizzoni
11
Provincia VV
Foglizzo
11
Provincia TO
Partinico
10
Provincia PA
Ferrazzano
9
Provincia CB
Campofiorito
9
Provincia PA
Cigliano
9
Provincia VC
Campobello di Licata
8
Provincia AG
Cassaro
5
Provincia SR
Caltabellotta
5
Provincia AG
Misilmeri
5
Provincia PA
Cossato
5
Provincia BI

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	117
Palermo	PA	14
Montelepre	PA	12
Sonnino	LT	11
Pizzoni	VV	11
Foglizzo	TO	11
Partinico	PA	10
Ferrazzano	CB	9
Campofiorito	PA	9
Cigliano	VC	9
Campobello di Licata	AG	8
Cassaro	SR	5
Caltabellotta	AG	5
Misilmeri	PA	5
Cossato	BI	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Bono on Wikipedia

Giovanni Bono
IT
1168 · Mantova
Benedetto Bono
IT
1765 · Belgirate
Adelaide Cairoli
IT
1806 · Milano
Damaso Pio De Bono
EN IT
1850 · Bivona
Ugo Bono
IT
1878 · Brindisi
Gaudenzio Bono
IT
1901 · Torino
Salvatore Bono
IT
1920 · Campobello di Mazara
Elena Bono
IT
1921 · Sonnino
Giovanni Bono
1922 · Torino
Ernesto Bono
1934 · Marostica
Ernesto Bono
EN IT
1936 · Ome
Vincenza Bono
EN IT
1942 · Alcamo
Gianni Bono
IT
1949 · Genova
Nicola Bono
IT
1952 · Avola
Marcello Bono
1954 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Bono	1168	Mantova	IT
Benedetto Bono	1765	Belgirate	IT
Adelaide Cairoli	1806	Milano	IT
Damaso Pio De Bono	1850	Bivona	EN IT
Ugo Bono	1878	Brindisi	IT
Gaudenzio Bono	1901	Torino	IT
Salvatore Bono	1920	Campobello di Mazara	IT
Elena Bono	1921	Sonnino	IT
Giovanni Bono	1922	Torino
Ernesto Bono	1934	Marostica
Ernesto Bono	1936	Ome	EN IT
Vincenza Bono	1942	Alcamo	EN IT
Gianni Bono	1949	Genova	IT
Nicola Bono	1952	Avola	IT
Marcello Bono	1954	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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Bonono

2 US arrivals

Di bono

15 US arrivals

Lo bono

6 US arrivals

De bono

4 US arrivals

Bonnono

3 US arrivals

Bononno

1 US arrivals

Bontono

1 US arrivals

Bonno

6 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 Bono.

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