Cognome

Colella

The strongest concentration of Colella in US arrival records points to Campania, with 248 of 477 arrivals (52 percent) originating there.

477

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

154

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 477

Top regione

Campania

248 of 477
52 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 25

25 to 74

74+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Campania24852%
Lazio5812%
Abruzzo5712%
Puglia316%
Molise276%
Calabria225%
Basilicata174%
Sicilia112%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol20%
Piemonte10%
Lombardia10%
Liguria10%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Montemiletto
52
Provincia AV
Castelvenere
29
Provincia BN
Collepietro
28
Provincia AQ
Serino
20
Provincia AV
Venafro
17
Provincia IS
Avellino
16
Provincia AV
Pico
15
Provincia FR
Amorosi
15
Provincia BN
Marcianise
11
Provincia CE
Alatri
10
Provincia FR
Ferentino
8
Provincia FR
Benevento
7
Provincia BN
Rapolla
7
Provincia PZ
Calvi Risorta
6
Provincia CE
Bari
6
Provincia BA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Montemiletto	AV	52
Castelvenere	BN	29
Collepietro	AQ	28
Serino	AV	20
Venafro	IS	17
Avellino	AV	16
Pico	FR	15
Amorosi	BN	15
Marcianise	CE	11
Alatri	FR	10
Ferentino	FR	8
Benevento	BN	7
Rapolla	PZ	7
Calvi Risorta	CE	6
Bari	BA	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Colella on Wikipedia

Rosolino Colella
IT
1864 · Città Sant'Angelo
Franco Colella
IT
1900 · Bari
Pietro Colella
IT
1916 · Nocera Inferiore
Pasquale Colella
1932 · Napoli
Bruno Colella
IT
1955 · Napoli
Antonio Colella
EN IT
1961 · Roma
Giovanni Colella
EN IT
1966 · Salerno
Giovanni Colella
1979 · Crotone
Gianluca Colella
1981 · Marino

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Rosolino Colella	1864	Città Sant'Angelo	IT
Franco Colella	1900	Bari	IT
Pietro Colella	1916	Nocera Inferiore	IT
Pasquale Colella	1932	Napoli
Bruno Colella	1955	Napoli	IT
Antonio Colella	1961	Roma	EN IT
Giovanni Colella	1966	Salerno	EN IT
Giovanni Colella	1979	Crotone
Gianluca Colella	1981	Marino

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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Di colella

1 US arrivals

Collella

13 US arrivals

Cicolella

5 US arrivals

Copolella

1 US arrivals

Cucolella

1 US arrivals

Colello

24 US arrivals

Colelli

16 US arrivals

Colelle

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 Colella.

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