Cognome

Cella

The strongest concentration of Cella in US arrival records points to Liguria, with 37 of 136 arrivals (27 percent) originating there.

136

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 136

Top regione

Liguria

37 of 136
27 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 11

11+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Liguria3727%
Campania3022%
Basilicata1813%
Emilia-Romagna1410%
Sicilia86%
Piemonte75%
Calabria75%
Abruzzo64%
Puglia54%
Molise11%
Lazio11%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%
Marche11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Muro Lucano
15
Provincia PZ
Santo Stefano d'Aveto
12
Provincia GE
Chiavari
9
Provincia GE
Andretta
9
Provincia AV
Rovegno
6
Provincia GE
Borzonasca
6
Provincia GE
Bardi
5
Provincia PR
Salza Irpina
4
Provincia AV
Piacenza
4
Provincia PC
Genova
4
Provincia GE
Castelbuono
3
Provincia PA
Torino
3
Provincia TO
Torella dei Lombardi
3
Provincia AV
Altamura
3
Provincia BA
Atripalda
3
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Muro Lucano	PZ	15
Santo Stefano d'Aveto	GE	12
Chiavari	GE	9
Andretta	AV	9
Rovegno	GE	6
Borzonasca	GE	6
Bardi	PR	5
Salza Irpina	AV	4
Piacenza	PC	4
Genova	GE	4
Castelbuono	PA	3
Torino	TO	3
Torella dei Lombardi	AV	3
Altamura	BA	3
Atripalda	AV	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Cella on Wikipedia

Giovanni Battista Cella
IT
1837 · Udine
Pietro Cella
IT
1851 · Bardi
Marga Cella
IT
1893 · Milano
Luigi Cella
IT
1900 · Piacenza
Giuseppe Cella
IT
1910 · Piacenza
Angelo Cella
IT
1923 · Gorgo al Monticano
Albino Cella
IT
1938 · Bobbio
Leo Cella
IT
1938 · Rimini
Giancarlo Cella
EN IT
1940 · Bobbio
Roberta Cella
1969 · Savona
Carmine-Emanuele Cella
1976 · Urbino
Elisa Cella
EN IT
1982 · Prato
Andrea Cella
1984 · Viareggio
Stefano Cella
IT
2001 · Castel San Giovanni
Stefania Cella
IT
Milano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Battista Cella	1837	Udine	IT
Pietro Cella	1851	Bardi	IT
Marga Cella	1893	Milano	IT
Luigi Cella	1900	Piacenza	IT
Giuseppe Cella	1910	Piacenza	IT
Angelo Cella	1923	Gorgo al Monticano	IT
Albino Cella	1938	Bobbio	IT
Leo Cella	1938	Rimini	IT
Giancarlo Cella	1940	Bobbio	EN IT
Roberta Cella	1969	Savona
Carmine-Emanuele Cella	1976	Urbino
Elisa Cella	1982	Prato	EN IT
Andrea Cella	1984	Viareggio
Stefano Cella	2001	Castel San Giovanni	IT
Stefania Cella		Milano	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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Celella

13 US arrivals

Di cella

5 US arrivals

Cela

5 US arrivals

Cerella

23 US arrivals

Cellari

4 US arrivals

Cellara

2 US arrivals

Cellaro

2 US arrivals

Cetella

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 Cella.

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