Cognome

Borromeo

The strongest concentration of Borromeo in US arrival records points to Campania, with 1 of 2 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.

2

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

2

Comuni of
origin

2

Regioni
represented

45

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 2
Campania: 1 arrivalsLazio: 1 arrivals

Top regione

Campania

1 of 2
50 percent of arrivals

Arrivals
0
1
2
3 to 5
6+

Cittadinanza per discendenza

Could your Borromeo line qualify for Italian citizenship?

The largest share of Borromeo arrivals came from Campania, most often from the provincia of Avellino. 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 Borromeo from Campania

Most often from Avellino (AV)

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Persone notevoli

Notable Borromeo on Wikipedia

  • Filippo Borromeo

    ENIT

    1419 · Arona

  • Gilberto Borromeo

    IT

    1460 · Milano

  • Giberto Borromeo

    1463 · Milano

  • Lancillotto Borromeo

    IT

    1473 · Q100041

  • Giberto II Borromeo

    1511 · Milano

  • Giulio Cesare Borromeo, IX conte di Arona

    IT

    1517 · Arona

  • Carlo Borromeo

    ENIT

    1538 · Arona

  • Anna Borromeo

    1550 · Arona

  • Renato I Borromeo

    IT

    1555 · Milano

  • Federico Borromeo

    ENIT

    1564 · Milano

  • Carlo III Borromeo

    IT

    1586 · Milano

  • Giberto III Borromeo

    IT

    1615 · Milano

  • Federico Borromeo

    ENIT

    1617 · Milano

  • Vitaliano VI Borromeo, V marchese di Angera

    IT

    1620 · Milano

  • Carlo IV Borromeo Arese, VI marchese di Angera

    IT

    1657 · Milano

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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Boromeo

2 US arrivals

Borromo

2 US arrivals

Torromeo

4 US arrivals

Barromeo

1 US arrivals

Bomeo

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 Borromeo.

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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