Cognome

De Leo

The strongest concentration of De Leo in US arrival records points to Campania, with 55 of 161 arrivals (34 percent) originating there.

161

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 161

Top regione

Campania

55 of 161
34 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 17

17+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Campania5534%
Calabria5333%
Sicilia2113%
Puglia106%
Molise85%
Basilicata53%
Lombardia42%
Abruzzo21%
Veneto11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Bracigliano
15
Provincia SA
Messina
12
Provincia ME
Lucito
8
Provincia CB
Frigento
7
Provincia AV
Cittanova
6
Provincia RC
Siderno
6
Provincia RC
Canna
6
Provincia CS
Manfredonia
5
Provincia FG
Avellino
5
Provincia AV
Reggio di Calabria
5
Provincia RC
Joppolo
4
Provincia VV
Paternopoli
4
Provincia AV
Terlizzi
3
Provincia BA
Casandrino
3
Provincia NA
Rocca Imperiale
3
Provincia CS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Bracigliano	SA	15
Messina	ME	12
Lucito	CB	8
Frigento	AV	7
Cittanova	RC	6
Siderno	RC	6
Canna	CS	6
Manfredonia	FG	5
Avellino	AV	5
Reggio di Calabria	RC	5
Joppolo	VV	4
Paternopoli	AV	4
Terlizzi	BA	3
Casandrino	NA	3
Rocca Imperiale	CS	3

Persone notevoli

Notable De Leo on Wikipedia

Annibale de Leo
IT
1739 · San Vito dei Normanni
Antonino De Leo
IT
1843 · Messina
Andrea De Leo
IT
1849 · Sala Consilina
Diego De Leo
IT
1920 · Zenson di Piave
Antonello De Leo
IT
1965 · Bari
Maya De Leo
1974 · Roma
Anna De Leo
1987 · Cosenza
Giovanni De Leo
IT
Siderno Marina

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Annibale de Leo	1739	San Vito dei Normanni	IT
Antonino De Leo	1843	Messina	IT
Andrea De Leo	1849	Sala Consilina	IT
Diego De Leo	1920	Zenson di Piave	IT
Antonello De Leo	1965	Bari	IT
Maya De Leo	1974	Roma
Anna De Leo	1987	Cosenza
Giovanni De Leo		Siderno Marina	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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De leoe

2 US arrivals

Dec leo

1 US arrivals

De leone

3 US arrivals

De'leone

1 US arrivals

Leo

240 US arrivals

Di leo

390 US arrivals

De lea

4 US arrivals

Lde leo

1 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 Leo.

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