Cognome

Damiani

The strongest concentration of Damiani in US arrival records points to Campania, with 44 of 193 arrivals (23 percent) originating there.

193

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

103

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 193

Top regione

Campania

44 of 193
23 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 13

13+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Campania4423%
Basilicata2815%
Abruzzo2815%
Sicilia2412%
Molise168%
Marche95%
Lazio95%
Toscana84%
Puglia74%
Calabria74%
Lombardia42%
Umbria32%
Liguria21%
Piemonte21%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Laurenzana
18
Provincia PZ
Realmonte
9
Provincia AG
Bella
8
Provincia PZ
Isernia
8
Provincia IS
Sant'Arsenio
5
Provincia SA
Napoli
5
Provincia NA
Pacentro
4
Provincia AQ
Teramo
4
Provincia TE
Molise
3
Provincia CB
Casalduni
3
Provincia BN
Ripatransone
3
Provincia AP
Guardia Lombardi
3
Provincia AV
Sorano
3
Provincia GR
Macchia d'Isernia
3
Provincia IS
Ferentino
3
Provincia FR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Laurenzana	PZ	18
Realmonte	AG	9
Bella	PZ	8
Isernia	IS	8
Sant'Arsenio	SA	5
Napoli	NA	5
Pacentro	AQ	4
Teramo	TE	4
Molise	CB	3
Casalduni	BN	3
Ripatransone	AP	3
Guardia Lombardi	AV	3
Sorano	GR	3
Macchia d'Isernia	IS	3
Ferentino	FR	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Damiani on Wikipedia

Pier Damiani
EN IT
1007 · Ravenna
Filippo Benizi
EN IT
1233 · Firenze
Robert Damiani
1350 · Calabria
Felice Damiani
EN IT
1560 · Gubbio
Damiano Damiani
IT
1763 · Villa d'Almè
Giovanni Maria Damiani
IT
1832 · Piacenza
Abele Damiani
IT
1835 · Marsala
Francesco Damiani
1871 · Bari
Giacomo Damiani
EN IT
1871 · Portoferraio
Guglielmo Felice Damiani
IT
1875 · Morbegno
Gigi Damiani
IT
1876 · Roma
Sigismondo Damiani
IT
1880 · Ripatransone
Enrico Damiani
IT
1892 · Roma
Ugo Damiani
EN IT
1899 · Accumoli
Alberto Damiani
IT
1903 · Casto

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Pier Damiani	1007	Ravenna	EN IT
Filippo Benizi	1233	Firenze	EN IT
Robert Damiani	1350	Calabria
Felice Damiani	1560	Gubbio	EN IT
Damiano Damiani	1763	Villa d'Almè	IT
Giovanni Maria Damiani	1832	Piacenza	IT
Abele Damiani	1835	Marsala	IT
Francesco Damiani	1871	Bari
Giacomo Damiani	1871	Portoferraio	EN IT
Guglielmo Felice Damiani	1875	Morbegno	IT
Gigi Damiani	1876	Roma	IT
Sigismondo Damiani	1880	Ripatransone	IT
Enrico Damiani	1892	Roma	IT
Ugo Damiani	1899	Accumoli	EN IT
Alberto Damiani	1903	Casto	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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Damiano

391 US arrivals

Damia

4 US arrivals

D' amiani

1 US arrivals

Damiante

1 US arrivals

Damianti

1 US arrivals

Doamiani

1 US arrivals

Damiao

4 US arrivals

Damini

3 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 Damiani.

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