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Canevari
The strongest concentration of Canevari in US arrival records points to Emilia-Romagna, with 13 of 26 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.
26
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
6
Comuni of
origin
3
Regioni
represented
12
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Emilia-Romagna
13 of 26
50 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Canevari line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Canevari arrivals came from Emilia-Romagna, most often from the provincia of Piacenza. 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 Canevari from Emilia-Romagna
Most often from Piacenza (PC)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Canevari on Wikipedia
Demetrio Canevari
EN1559 · Genova
Ottaviano Canevari
EN1565 · Genova
Pier Maria Canevari
IT1724 · Genova
Raffaele Canevari
IT1828 · Roma
Alfredo Canevari
IT1857 · Viterbo
Emilio Canevari
IT1880 · Pieve Porto Morone
Emilio Canevari
IT1888 · Viterbo
1901 · Viterbo
Amilcare Canevari
EN1905 · Piacenza
1927 · Milano
Angelo Enrico Canevari
IT1930 · Roma
1963 · Roma
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demetrio Canevari | 1559 | Genova | EN |
| Ottaviano Canevari | 1565 | Genova | EN |
| Pier Maria Canevari | 1724 | Genova | IT |
| Raffaele Canevari | 1828 | Roma | IT |
| Alfredo Canevari | 1857 | Viterbo | IT |
| Emilio Canevari | 1880 | Pieve Porto Morone | IT |
| Emilio Canevari | 1888 | Viterbo | IT |
| Angelo Canevari | 1901 | Viterbo | ENIT |
| Amilcare Canevari | 1905 | Piacenza | EN |
| Cesare Canevari | 1927 | Milano | ENIT |
| Angelo Enrico Canevari | 1930 | Roma | IT |
| Paolo Canevari | 1963 | Roma | ENIT |
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.
Canevaro
5 US arrivals
Caneva
2 US arrivals
Carnevari
2 US arrivals
Canepari
14 US arrivals
Canevale
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 Canevari.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Canevari was recorded between 1830 and 1912.