Cognome

Candela

The strongest concentration of Candela in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 70 of 141 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.

141

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 141

Top regione

Sicilia

70 of 141
50 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 21

21+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia7050%
Campania4028%
Puglia96%
Basilicata64%
Lazio54%
Calabria43%
Molise21%
Abruzzo21%
Piemonte21%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Montelepre
33
Provincia PA
Baiano
16
Provincia AV
Palermo
9
Provincia PA
Carini
9
Provincia PA
Volturara Irpina
8
Provincia AV
Torretta
7
Provincia PA
San Giuseppe Jato
4
Provincia PA
Buccino
4
Provincia SA
Artena
4
Provincia RM
Pignola
3
Provincia PZ
Nola
3
Provincia NA
Volturino
2
Provincia FG
Bojano
2
Provincia CB
Soriano Calabro
2
Provincia VV
Trapani
2
Provincia TP

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Montelepre	PA	33
Baiano	AV	16
Palermo	PA	9
Carini	PA	9
Volturara Irpina	AV	8
Torretta	PA	7
San Giuseppe Jato	PA	4
Buccino	SA	4
Artena	RM	4
Pignola	PZ	3
Nola	NA	3
Volturino	FG	2
Bojano	CB	2
Soriano Calabro	VV	2
Trapani	TP	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Candela on Wikipedia

Ignazio Candela
IT
1701 · Conversano
Rosario Candela
EN IT
1890 · Montelepre
Antonio Candela
EN IT
2000 · La Spezia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ignazio Candela	1701	Conversano	IT
Rosario Candela	1890	Montelepre	EN IT
Antonio Candela	2000	La Spezia	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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La candela

1 US arrivals

Candella

30 US arrivals

Candelari

3 US arrivals

Candelaro

3 US arrivals

Candelara

1 US arrivals

Catandela

1 US arrivals

Candelo

7 US arrivals

Candele

5 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 Candela.

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