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Castelli

The strongest concentration of Castelli in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 146 of 397 arrivals (37 percent) originating there.

397

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

150

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 397

Top regione

Sicilia

146 of 397
37 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 15

15 to 44

44+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Sicilia14637%
Marche4511%
Emilia-Romagna328%
Lazio277%
Abruzzo267%
Puglia246%
Campania246%
Molise164%
Piemonte113%
Basilicata92%
Lombardia82%
Calabria82%
Veneto72%
Toscana72%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol51%
Umbria10%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Caccamo
26
Provincia PA
Ausonia
21
Provincia FR
Palermo
20
Provincia PA
Cerignale
18
Provincia PC
Ascoli Piceno
14
Provincia AP
Lizzano
14
Provincia TA
Spadafora
12
Provincia ME
Castelli
10
Provincia TE
San Marcello
8
Provincia AN
Corleone
8
Provincia PA
Vicari
8
Provincia PA
Campobasso
6
Provincia CB
Cerignola
6
Provincia FG
Frosolone
5
Provincia IS
Venarotta
5
Provincia AP

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Caccamo	PA	26
Ausonia	FR	21
Palermo	PA	20
Cerignale	PC	18
Ascoli Piceno	AP	14
Lizzano	TA	14
Spadafora	ME	12
Castelli	TE	10
San Marcello	AN	8
Corleone	PA	8
Vicari	PA	8
Campobasso	CB	6
Cerignola	FG	6
Frosolone	IS	5
Venarotta	AP	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Castelli on Wikipedia

Andrea Castelli
1350 · Terni
Castello Castelli
IT
1350 · Bergamo
Annibale Castelli
EN IT
1570 · Bologna
Pietro Castelli
EN IT
1570 · Roma
Gaudio Castelli
1577 · Terni
Benedetto Castelli
EN IT
1578 · Brescia
Onofrio Castelli
1580 · Terni
Teramo Castelli
EN IT
1597 · Genova
Bartolomeo Castelli
1600 · Messina
Ottaviano Castelli
IT
1602 · Spoleto
Giuseppe Castelli
1626 · Ripatransone
Bernardino Castelli
EN IT
1646 · Velate
Bartolomeo Castelli
EN
1650 · Palermo
Giuseppe Antonio Castelli
IT
1655 · Monza
Bartolomeo Castelli
1688 · Terni

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Andrea Castelli	1350	Terni
Castello Castelli	1350	Bergamo	IT
Annibale Castelli	1570	Bologna	EN IT
Pietro Castelli	1570	Roma	EN IT
Gaudio Castelli	1577	Terni
Benedetto Castelli	1578	Brescia	EN IT
Onofrio Castelli	1580	Terni
Teramo Castelli	1597	Genova	EN IT
Bartolomeo Castelli	1600	Messina
Ottaviano Castelli	1602	Spoleto	IT
Giuseppe Castelli	1626	Ripatransone
Bernardino Castelli	1646	Velate	EN IT
Bartolomeo Castelli	1650	Palermo	EN
Giuseppe Antonio Castelli	1655	Monza	IT
Bartolomeo Castelli	1688	Terni

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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Delli castelli

4 US arrivals

Castell

1 US arrivals

Del castelli

1 US arrivals

Castellino

19 US arrivals

Castellina

16 US arrivals

Castellini

16 US arrivals

Castellito

2 US arrivals

Castelliti

1 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 Castelli.

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