Cognome

Cannella

The strongest concentration of Cannella in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 98 of 141 arrivals (70 percent) originating there.

141

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 141

Top regione

Sicilia

98 of 141
70 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 29

29+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Sicilia9870%
Calabria107%
Campania86%
Piemonte86%
Basilicata54%
Molise43%
Marche32%
Lazio21%
Liguria11%
Abruzzo11%
Puglia11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
12
Provincia PA
Prizzi
10
Provincia PA
Bivona
9
Provincia AG
Corleone
8
Provincia PA
Amantea
7
Provincia CS
Sciacca
6
Provincia AG
Napoli
6
Provincia NA
Alessandria
6
Provincia AL
Ribera
4
Provincia AG
Trabia
4
Provincia PA
Muro Lucano
3
Provincia PZ
Bisacquino
3
Provincia PA
Campofiorito
3
Provincia PA
Valledolmo
2
Provincia PA
Godrano
2
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	12
Prizzi	PA	10
Bivona	AG	9
Corleone	PA	8
Amantea	CS	7
Sciacca	AG	6
Napoli	NA	6
Alessandria	AL	6
Ribera	AG	4
Trabia	PA	4
Muro Lucano	PZ	3
Bisacquino	PA	3
Campofiorito	PA	3
Valledolmo	PA	2
Godrano	PA	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Cannella on Wikipedia

Salvatore Cannella
1750 · Palermo
Fabio Cannella
IT
1817 · L'Aquila
Tommaso Cannella
IT
1940 · Corleone
Carlo Cannella
IT
1943 · Roma
Nicolò Cannella
IT
1947 · Casteltermini
Carlo Cannella
IT
1963 · Ascoli Piceno
Giampiero Cannella
IT
1965 · Palermo
Vincenza Cannella
1982 · Carini
Mirko Cannella
IT
1992 · Roma
Giacomo Cannella
IT
1997 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Salvatore Cannella	1750	Palermo
Fabio Cannella	1817	L'Aquila	IT
Tommaso Cannella	1940	Corleone	IT
Carlo Cannella	1943	Roma	IT
Nicolò Cannella	1947	Casteltermini	IT
Carlo Cannella	1963	Ascoli Piceno	IT
Giampiero Cannella	1965	Palermo	IT
Vincenza Cannella	1982	Carini
Mirko Cannella	1992	Roma	IT
Giacomo Cannella	1997	Roma	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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Canella

10 US arrivals

Cannela

1 US arrivals

Canninella

2 US arrivals

Capannella

1 US arrivals

Cannello

8 US arrivals

Cannelli

3 US arrivals

Scannella

20 US arrivals

Ciannella

7 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 Cannella.

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