Cognome

Calabria

The strongest concentration of Calabria in US arrival records points to Campania, with 37 of 100 arrivals (37 percent) originating there.

100

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 100

Top regione

Campania

37 of 100
37 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 11

11+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

8 regioni represented

Campania3737%
Calabria3434%
Sicilia1919%
Basilicata44%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol22%
Puglia22%
Abruzzo11%
Liguria11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Campora
12
Provincia SA
Palermo
9
Provincia PA
Gizzeria
8
Provincia CZ
Marigliano
8
Provincia NA
Platì
6
Provincia RC
Acerra
5
Provincia NA
Scilla
3
Provincia RC
San Vitaliano
3
Provincia NA
Patti
3
Provincia ME
Borgetto
2
Provincia PA
Piaggine
2
Provincia SA
Conflenti
2
Provincia CZ
Napoli
2
Provincia NA
Reggio di Calabria
2
Provincia RC
Bovalino
2
Provincia RC

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Campora	SA	12
Palermo	PA	9
Gizzeria	CZ	8
Marigliano	NA	8
Platì	RC	6
Acerra	NA	5
Scilla	RC	3
San Vitaliano	NA	3
Patti	ME	3
Borgetto	PA	2
Piaggine	SA	2
Conflenti	CZ	2
Napoli	NA	2
Reggio di Calabria	RC	2
Bovalino	RC	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Calabria on Wikipedia

Giacomo Calabria
IT
1841 · Marigliano
Giovanni Calabria
EN IT
1873 · Verona
Raffaele Calabria
EN IT
1906 · Lucera
Esmeralda Calabria
IT
1964 · Roma
Nicola Tindaro Calabria
1969 · Patti
Davide Calabria
EN IT
1996 · Brescia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giacomo Calabria	1841	Marigliano	IT
Giovanni Calabria	1873	Verona	EN IT
Raffaele Calabria	1906	Lucera	EN IT
Esmeralda Calabria	1964	Roma	IT
Nicola Tindaro Calabria	1969	Patti
Davide Calabria	1996	Brescia	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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Calabri

1 US arrivals

Calabrio

13 US arrivals

Calabrise

3 US arrivals

Calabrice

2 US arrivals

Calabrine

1 US arrivals

Calabrini

1 US arrivals

Calabrino

1 US arrivals

Calabro

208 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 Calabria.

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