Cognome

Cardella

The strongest concentration of Cardella in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 59 of 106 arrivals (56 percent) originating there.

106

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 106

Top regione

Sicilia

59 of 106
56 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 18

18+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Sicilia5956%
Toscana109%
Campania109%
Liguria66%
Lazio55%
Calabria44%
Puglia33%
Basilicata33%
Abruzzo22%
Veneto22%
Lombardia11%
Marche11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Porto Empedocle
11
Provincia AG
Palermo
10
Provincia PA
Nicosia
8
Provincia EN
Corleone
8
Provincia PA
Licata
5
Provincia AG
Marliana
5
Provincia PT
Neirone
3
Provincia GE
Genova
3
Provincia GE
Marta
3
Provincia VT
Lucca
3
Provincia LU
Caserta
3
Provincia CE
Carini
2
Provincia PA
Trapani
2
Provincia TP
Sciara
2
Provincia PA
Alia
2
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Porto Empedocle	AG	11
Palermo	PA	10
Nicosia	EN	8
Corleone	PA	8
Licata	AG	5
Marliana	PT	5
Neirone	GE	3
Genova	GE	3
Marta	VT	3
Lucca	LU	3
Caserta	CE	3
Carini	PA	2
Trapani	TP	2
Sciara	PA	2
Alia	PA	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Cardella on Wikipedia

Lorenzo Cardella
1734 · Lucca
Michele Cardella
IT
1845 · Marlia
Giuseppe Palumbo Cardella
1856 · Agrigento
Egisto Cardella
1858 · Viareggio
Salvatore Cardella
IT
1896 · Caltanissetta
Giovanni Cardella
1903 · Caltanissetta
Francesco Cardella
IT
1940 · Trapani
Giovanni Cardella
1945 · Palermo
Lara Cardella
EN IT
1969 · Licata
Pier Luca Cardella
1976 · Albano Laziale
Ester Cardella
1992 · Palermo
Matteo Cardella
IT
2004 · Viareggio
Simone Cardella
Lucca

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Lorenzo Cardella	1734	Lucca
Michele Cardella	1845	Marlia	IT
Giuseppe Palumbo Cardella	1856	Agrigento
Egisto Cardella	1858	Viareggio
Salvatore Cardella	1896	Caltanissetta	IT
Giovanni Cardella	1903	Caltanissetta
Francesco Cardella	1940	Trapani	IT
Giovanni Cardella	1945	Palermo
Lara Cardella	1969	Licata	EN IT
Pier Luca Cardella	1976	Albano Laziale
Ester Cardella	1992	Palermo
Matteo Cardella	2004	Viareggio	IT
Simone Cardella		Lucca

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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Camardella

4 US arrivals

Cardellaro

1 US arrivals

Catardella

1 US arrivals

Cardelli

43 US arrivals

Cardello

39 US arrivals

Cammardella

6 US arrivals

Scardella

20 US arrivals

Ciardella

16 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 Cardella.

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