Cognome

Desiderio

The strongest concentration of Desiderio in US arrival records points to Campania, with 98 of 166 arrivals (59 percent) originating there.

166

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 166

Top regione

Campania

98 of 166
59 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 29

29+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Campania9859%
Abruzzo3722%
Molise127%
Toscana42%
Calabria32%
Lazio32%
Piemonte21%
Puglia21%
Sicilia21%
Basilicata21%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Angri
37
Provincia SA
Chieti
22
Provincia CH
Salerno
12
Provincia SA
Napoli
9
Provincia NA
Torrebruna
8
Provincia CH
Pagani
8
Provincia SA
Positano
6
Provincia SA
Scafati
6
Provincia SA
Montecilfone
5
Provincia CB
Campobasso
3
Provincia CB
Palata
3
Provincia CB
Eboli
3
Provincia SA
Arpaise
3
Provincia BN
Montepulciano
2
Provincia SI
Amorosi
2
Provincia BN

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Angri	SA	37
Chieti	CH	22
Salerno	SA	12
Napoli	NA	9
Torrebruna	CH	8
Pagani	SA	8
Positano	SA	6
Scafati	SA	6
Montecilfone	CB	5
Campobasso	CB	3
Palata	CB	3
Eboli	SA	3
Arpaise	BN	3
Montepulciano	SI	2
Amorosi	BN	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Desiderio on Wikipedia

Giancristiano Desiderio
IT
1968 · Pompei
Aniello Desiderio
EN IT
1971 · Napoli
Daniele Desiderio
IT
1979 · Catania
Vincenzo Desiderio
1980 · Nocera Inferiore

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giancristiano Desiderio	1968	Pompei	IT
Aniello Desiderio	1971	Napoli	EN IT
Daniele Desiderio	1979	Catania	IT
Vincenzo Desiderio	1980	Nocera Inferiore

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 desiderio

1 US arrivals

Di desiderio

11 US arrivals

Didesiderio

2 US arrivals

Desideri

25 US arrivals

Desideria

1 US arrivals

Desidero

8 US arrivals

Desidera

1 US arrivals

Dsiderio

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 Desiderio.

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