Cognome

Brienza

The strongest concentration of Brienza in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 67 of 101 arrivals (66 percent) originating there.

101

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 101

Top regione

Basilicata

67 of 101
66 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 20

20+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Basilicata6766%
Campania1212%
Molise88%
Puglia55%
Lombardia44%
Sicilia22%
Abruzzo11%
Lazio11%
Calabria11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Potenza
25
Provincia PZ
Forenza
24
Provincia PZ
Marsico Nuovo
5
Provincia PZ
Fossalto
5
Provincia CB
Tricarico
4
Provincia MT
Avellino
3
Provincia AV
Bovino
3
Provincia FG
Montemurro
3
Provincia PZ
Salerno
3
Provincia SA
Napoli
3
Provincia NA
Melfi
3
Provincia PZ
Sondrio
2
Provincia SO
Baranello
2
Provincia CB
Nocera Inferiore
1
Provincia SA
Cuggiono
1
Provincia MI

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Potenza	PZ	25
Forenza	PZ	24
Marsico Nuovo	PZ	5
Fossalto	CB	5
Tricarico	MT	4
Avellino	AV	3
Bovino	FG	3
Montemurro	PZ	3
Salerno	SA	3
Napoli	NA	3
Melfi	PZ	3
Sondrio	SO	2
Baranello	CB	2
Nocera Inferiore	SA	1
Cuggiono	MI	1

Persone notevoli

Notable Brienza on Wikipedia

Rocco Brienza
IT
1818 · Potenza
Emanuele Brienza
1968 · Roma
Fabrizio Brienza
EN
1969 · Italia
Giuseppe Brienza
1972 · Napoli
Franco Brienza
EN IT
1979 · Cantù
Nicola Brienza
EN IT
1980 · Cantù

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Rocco Brienza	1818	Potenza	IT
Emanuele Brienza	1968	Roma
Fabrizio Brienza	1969	Italia	EN
Giuseppe Brienza	1972	Napoli
Franco Brienza	1979	Cantù	EN IT
Nicola Brienza	1980	Cantù	EN 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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De brienza

1 US arrivals

Brienzo

19 US arrivals

Brienzi

1 US arrivals

Braienza

1 US arrivals

Dibrienza

7 US arrivals

Brenza

3 US arrivals

Brinza

3 US arrivals

Rienza

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 Brienza.

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