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De Benedetti
The strongest concentration of De Benedetti in US arrival records points to Liguria, with 7 of 14 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.
14
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
8
Comuni of
origin
5
Regioni
represented
18
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Liguria
7 of 14
50 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your De Benedetti line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of De Benedetti arrivals came from Liguria, most often from the provincia of Savona. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
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A De Benedetti from Liguria
Most often from Savona (SV)
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Persone notevoli
Notable De Benedetti on Wikipedia
Salvatore De Benedetti
EN1818 · Novara
Angelo De Benedetti
1821 · Sarzana
Emilio De Benedetti
1873 · Cherasco
Giulio De Benedetti
IT1890 · Asti
1892 · Roma
1898 · Torino
Rinaldo De Benedetti
IT1903 · Cuneo
Mario De Benedetti
IT1915 · Carbonara Scrivia
Renata De Benedetti Gaddini
1919 · Torino
Israel De Benedetti
1927 · Ferrara
Paolo De Benedetti
IT1927 · Asti
1932 · Milano
1934 · Torino
Augusto De Benedetti
1947 · Catanzaro
Stefano De Benedetti
IT1958 · Genova
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salvatore De Benedetti | 1818 | Novara | EN |
| Angelo De Benedetti | 1821 | Sarzana | |
| Emilio De Benedetti | 1873 | Cherasco | |
| Giulio De Benedetti | 1890 | Asti | IT |
| Aldo De Benedetti | 1892 | Roma | ENIT |
| Leonardo De Benedetti | 1898 | Torino | ENIT |
| Rinaldo De Benedetti | 1903 | Cuneo | IT |
| Mario De Benedetti | 1915 | Carbonara Scrivia | IT |
| Renata De Benedetti Gaddini | 1919 | Torino | |
| Israel De Benedetti | 1927 | Ferrara | |
| Paolo De Benedetti | 1927 | Asti | IT |
| Carla De Benedetti | 1932 | Milano | ENIT |
| Carlo De Benedetti | 1934 | Torino | ENIT |
| Augusto De Benedetti | 1947 | Catanzaro | |
| Stefano De Benedetti | 1958 | Genova | 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.
De benedettis
20 US arrivals
Benedetti
283 US arrivals
De benedetto
56 US arrivals
Di benedetti
8 US arrivals
De benedetta
5 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 De Benedetti.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named De Benedetti was recorded between 1830 and 1912.