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Bontempi
The strongest concentration of Bontempi in US arrival records points to Lazio, with 2 of 11 arrivals (18 percent) originating there.
11
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
10
Comuni of
origin
9
Regioni
represented
12
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Lazio
2 of 11
18 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Bontempi line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Bontempi arrivals came from Lazio, most often from the provincia of Frosinone. 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.
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A Bontempi from Lazio
Most often from Frosinone (FR)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Bontempi on Wikipedia
Gaudenzio da Brescia
IT1612 · Brescia
Renato Bontempi
1896 · Marino
Giorgio Bontempi
IT1926 · Como
Rinaldo Bontempi
IT1944 · Pinerolo
1954 · Fornovo di Taro
1960 · Gussago
Marco Bontempi
1961 · Dicomano
1966 · Brescia
1968 · Ancona
Sebastiano Bontempi
IT1972 · Brescia
Milena Bontempi
1977 · Brescia
Donatella Bontempi
1981 · Brescia
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaudenzio da Brescia | 1612 | Brescia | IT |
| Renato Bontempi | 1896 | Marino | |
| Giorgio Bontempi | 1926 | Como | IT |
| Rinaldo Bontempi | 1944 | Pinerolo | IT |
| Pier Carlo Bontempi | 1954 | Fornovo di Taro | ENIT |
| Guido Bontempi | 1960 | Gussago | ENIT |
| Marco Bontempi | 1961 | Dicomano | |
| Fabrizio Bontempi | 1966 | Brescia | ENIT |
| Piergiorgio Bontempi | 1968 | Ancona | ENIT |
| Sebastiano Bontempi | 1972 | Brescia | IT |
| Milena Bontempi | 1977 | Brescia | |
| Donatella Bontempi | 1981 | Brescia |
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.
Bontempio
4 US arrivals
Bontempo
84 US arrivals
Buontempi
1 US arrivals
Bonte
8 US arrivals
Bontempelli
2 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 Bontempi.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Bontempi was recorded between 1830 and 1912.