Cognome

Colosimo

The strongest concentration of Colosimo in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 98 of 120 arrivals (82 percent) originating there.

120

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 120

Top regione

Calabria

98 of 120
82 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 29

29+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Calabria9882%
Molise54%
Campania54%
Sicilia43%
Veneto22%
Abruzzo22%
Toscana11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Lombardia11%
Basilicata11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Colosimi
41
Provincia CS
Petronà
14
Provincia CZ
Soveria Mannelli
14
Provincia CZ
Catanzaro
6
Provincia CZ
Sersale
5
Provincia CZ
Campolieto
4
Provincia CB
Carlopoli
3
Provincia CZ
Scigliano
2
Provincia CS
Castagnaro
2
Provincia VR
Conflenti
2
Provincia CZ
Acerra
2
Provincia NA
Saviano
1
Provincia NA
Sant'Elia a Pianisi
1
Provincia CB
Altilia
1
Provincia CS
Petilia Policastro
1
Provincia KR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Colosimi	CS	41
Petronà	CZ	14
Soveria Mannelli	CZ	14
Catanzaro	CZ	6
Sersale	CZ	5
Campolieto	CB	4
Carlopoli	CZ	3
Scigliano	CS	2
Castagnaro	VR	2
Conflenti	CZ	2
Acerra	NA	2
Saviano	NA	1
Sant'Elia a Pianisi	CB	1
Altilia	CS	1
Petilia Policastro	KR	1

Persone notevoli

Notable Colosimo on Wikipedia

Gaspare Colosimo
EN IT
1858 · Colosimi
Candida Colosimo
EN IT
1878 · Potenza
Giacomo Colosimo
EN IT
1878 · Colosimi
Enrico Colosimo
IT
1921 · Catanzaro
Clara Colosimo
EN IT
1922 · Conegliano
Elio Colosimo
IT
1937 · Sersale
Rosa Colosimo
EN
1949 · Tropea
Chiara Colosimo
EN IT
1986 · Roma
Federico Colosimo
IT
1988 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gaspare Colosimo	1858	Colosimi	EN IT
Candida Colosimo	1878	Potenza	EN IT
Giacomo Colosimo	1878	Colosimi	EN IT
Enrico Colosimo	1921	Catanzaro	IT
Clara Colosimo	1922	Conegliano	EN IT
Elio Colosimo	1937	Sersale	IT
Rosa Colosimo	1949	Tropea	EN
Chiara Colosimo	1986	Roma	EN IT
Federico Colosimo	1988	Roma	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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Colossimo

1 US arrivals

Colosimi

5 US arrivals

Colosima

4 US arrivals

Cosimo

32 US arrivals

Colosi

29 US arrivals

Colosio

1 US arrivals

Colosis

1 US arrivals

Colosino

25 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 Colosimo.

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