Cognome

Centofanti

The strongest concentration of Centofanti in US arrival records points to Abruzzo, with 103 of 127 arrivals (81 percent) originating there.

127

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 127

Top regione

Abruzzo

103 of 127
81 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 31

31+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Abruzzo10381%
Lazio65%
Sicilia32%
Molise32%
Campania32%
Piemonte22%
Calabria22%
Basilicata11%
Toscana11%
Liguria11%
Puglia11%
Emilia-Romagna11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sulmona
71
Provincia AQ
Introdacqua
11
Provincia AQ
Pettorano sul Gizio
4
Provincia AQ
Pontecorvo
3
Provincia FR
L'Aquila
3
Provincia AQ
Casalbordino
2
Provincia CH
Torino
2
Provincia TO
Cagnano Amiterno
2
Provincia AQ
Scanno
2
Provincia AQ
Pacentro
2
Provincia AQ
Messina
2
Provincia ME
Castel Frentano
2
Provincia CH
Roccavivara
2
Provincia CB
Caserta
2
Provincia CE
Ari
1
Provincia CH

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sulmona	AQ	71
Introdacqua	AQ	11
Pettorano sul Gizio	AQ	4
Pontecorvo	FR	3
L'Aquila	AQ	3
Casalbordino	CH	2
Torino	TO	2
Cagnano Amiterno	AQ	2
Scanno	AQ	2
Pacentro	AQ	2
Messina	ME	2
Castel Frentano	CH	2
Roccavivara	CB	2
Caserta	CE	2
Ari	CH	1

Persone notevoli

Notable Centofanti on Wikipedia

Silvestro Centofanti
EN IT
1794 · Calci
Alessandro Centofanti
IT
1952 · Sulmona
Felice Centofanti
EN IT
1969 · Teramo
Martina Centofanti
EN IT
1998 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Silvestro Centofanti	1794	Calci	EN IT
Alessandro Centofanti	1952	Sulmona	IT
Felice Centofanti	1969	Teramo	EN IT
Martina Centofanti	1998	Roma	EN 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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Centofanto

3 US arrivals

Centofante

27 US arrivals

Centofan

2 US arrivals

Cantofanti

2 US arrivals

Centofani

2 US arrivals

Centifanti

1 US arrivals

Centofano

1 US arrivals

Centofonti

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 Centofanti.

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