Cognome

Calandra

The strongest concentration of Calandra in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 57 of 108 arrivals (53 percent) originating there.

108

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 108

Top regione

Sicilia

57 of 108
53 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 17

17+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Sicilia5753%
Campania2725%
Calabria98%
Abruzzo55%
Molise33%
Marche22%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Basilicata11%
Puglia11%
Lazio11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
12
Provincia PA
Alcamo
11
Provincia TP
San Fratello
8
Provincia ME
Campagna
6
Provincia SA
Frasso Telesino
6
Provincia BN
Camporeale
5
Provincia PA
Rogliano
5
Provincia CS
Vitulano
3
Provincia BN
Melizzano
3
Provincia BN
Amorosi
3
Provincia BN
Vicari
3
Provincia PA
Menfi
3
Provincia AG
Campolieto
3
Provincia CB
Marineo
2
Provincia PA
Calvanico
2
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	12
Alcamo	TP	11
San Fratello	ME	8
Campagna	SA	6
Frasso Telesino	BN	6
Camporeale	PA	5
Rogliano	CS	5
Vitulano	BN	3
Melizzano	BN	3
Amorosi	BN	3
Vicari	PA	3
Menfi	AG	3
Campolieto	CB	3
Marineo	PA	2
Calvanico	SA	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Calandra on Wikipedia

Giovan Battista Calandra
EN IT
1586 · Vercelli
Claudio Calandra
1818 · Torino
Edoardo Calandra
IT
1852 · Torino
Davide Calandra
EN IT
1856 · Torino
Enrico Calandra
IT
1877 · Caltanissetta
Aurelio Calandra
1912 · Leonforte
Roberto Calandra
IT
1915 · Messina
Giuliana Calandra
EN IT
1936 · Moncalieri
Benedetta Calandra
1972 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovan Battista Calandra	1586	Vercelli	EN IT
Claudio Calandra	1818	Torino
Edoardo Calandra	1852	Torino	IT
Davide Calandra	1856	Torino	EN IT
Enrico Calandra	1877	Caltanissetta	IT
Aurelio Calandra	1912	Leonforte
Roberto Calandra	1915	Messina	IT
Giuliana Calandra	1936	Moncalieri	EN IT
Benedetta Calandra	1972	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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Casalandra

1 US arrivals

Calandro

22 US arrivals

Calandri

6 US arrivals

Calandre

1 US arrivals

Candra

1 US arrivals

Calandrea

9 US arrivals

Calandria

3 US arrivals

Cialandra

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 Calandra.

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