Cognome

Castellano

The strongest concentration of Castellano in US arrival records points to Campania, with 191 of 456 arrivals (42 percent) originating there.

456

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

138

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 456

Top regione

Campania

191 of 456
42 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 6

6 to 19

19 to 57

57+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Campania19142%
Sicilia11124%
Basilicata358%
Puglia296%
Calabria255%
Piemonte204%
Umbria112%
Liguria61%
Abruzzo61%
Emilia-Romagna51%
Veneto41%
Lazio31%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia20%
Molise20%
Lombardia20%
Toscana20%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Napoli
36
Provincia NA
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
20
Provincia AV
Lucca Sicula
20
Provincia AG
Milazzo
18
Provincia ME
Teora
17
Provincia AV
Palermo
16
Provincia PA
Positano
15
Provincia SA
Guardia Lombardi
13
Provincia AV
Bivona
13
Provincia AG
Casamassima
12
Provincia BA
Alessandria
11
Provincia AL
Piano di Sorrento
10
Provincia NA
Melfi
9
Provincia PZ
Agerola
8
Provincia NA
Salandra
8
Provincia MT

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Napoli	NA	36
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi	AV	20
Lucca Sicula	AG	20
Milazzo	ME	18
Teora	AV	17
Palermo	PA	16
Positano	SA	15
Guardia Lombardi	AV	13
Bivona	AG	13
Casamassima	BA	12
Alessandria	AL	11
Piano di Sorrento	NA	10
Melfi	PZ	9
Agerola	NA	8
Salandra	MT	8

Persone notevoli

Notable Castellano on Wikipedia

Alberto Castellano
1460 · Venezia
Enrico Castellano
IT
1825 · Napoli
Filiberto Castellano
IT
1860 · Pietra Marazzi
Anita Castellano Teloni
1870 · Lomello
Giovanni Castellano
IT
1873 · Melfi
Giuseppe Castellano
EN IT
1893 · Prato
Maria Giuseppina Castellano Lanzara
1900 · Trani
Dino Castellano
IT
1905 · Gioia del Colle
Vittorio Castellano
EN
1909 · Napoli
Mario Ismaele Castellano
IT
1913 · Oneglia
Vincenzo Castellano
IT
1924 · Taranto
Franco Castellano
EN IT
1925 · Roma
Mimmo Castellano
IT
1932 · Bari
Carlo Castellano
IT
1936 · Rimini
Carmine Castellano
IT
1937 · Sorrento

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Alberto Castellano	1460	Venezia
Enrico Castellano	1825	Napoli	IT
Filiberto Castellano	1860	Pietra Marazzi	IT
Anita Castellano Teloni	1870	Lomello
Giovanni Castellano	1873	Melfi	IT
Giuseppe Castellano	1893	Prato	EN IT
Maria Giuseppina Castellano Lanzara	1900	Trani
Dino Castellano	1905	Gioia del Colle	IT
Vittorio Castellano	1909	Napoli	EN
Mario Ismaele Castellano	1913	Oneglia	IT
Vincenzo Castellano	1924	Taranto	IT
Franco Castellano	1925	Roma	EN IT
Mimmo Castellano	1932	Bari	IT
Carlo Castellano	1936	Rimini	IT
Carmine Castellano	1937	Sorrento	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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Castelano

1 US arrivals

Castellan

1 US arrivals

Castellana

81 US arrivals

Castellani

67 US arrivals

Castellane

1 US arrivals

Castellant

1 US arrivals

Cassana castellano

1 US arrivals

Castella

26 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 Castellano.

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