Cognome

Di Bella

The strongest concentration of Di Bella in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 157 of 206 arrivals (76 percent) originating there.

206

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 206

Top regione

Sicilia

157 of 206
76 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 16

16 to 47

47+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Sicilia15776%
Campania105%
Lazio94%
Liguria73%
Calabria52%
Basilicata31%
Abruzzo31%
Molise31%
Piemonte21%
Puglia21%
Emilia-Romagna21%
Marche10%
Toscana10%
Veneto10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Castelbuono
16
Provincia PA
Messina
12
Provincia ME
Palermo
11
Provincia PA
Linguaglossa
9
Provincia CT
Caltanissetta
7
Provincia CL
Roccalumera
7
Provincia ME
Sassano
7
Provincia SA
Partinico
6
Provincia PA
Cerami
5
Provincia EN
Sezze
5
Provincia LT
Sciara
4
Provincia PA
Villarosa
4
Provincia EN
Tusa
4
Provincia ME
Canicattì
4
Provincia AG
Cerda
4
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Castelbuono	PA	16
Messina	ME	12
Palermo	PA	11
Linguaglossa	CT	9
Caltanissetta	CL	7
Roccalumera	ME	7
Sassano	SA	7
Partinico	PA	6
Cerami	EN	5
Sezze	LT	5
Sciara	PA	4
Villarosa	EN	4
Tusa	ME	4
Canicattì	AG	4
Cerda	PA	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Di Bella on Wikipedia

Luigi Di Bella
EN
1912 · Linguaglossa
Carmelo Di Bella
EN IT
1921 · Catania
Franco Di Bella
IT
1927 · Milano
Benito Di Bella
IT
1940 · Palermo
Saverio Di Bella
IT
1940 · Drapia
Salvo Di Bella
1945 · Giarre-Riposto
Antonio Di Bella
IT
1956 · Milano
Rosario Di Bella
EN IT
1963 · Zafferana Etnea
Beatrice Di Bella
1970 · Messina
Vincenzo Di Bella
EN IT
1977 · Milano
Fabio Di Bella
IT
1978 · Pavia
Fabrizio Di Bella
EN
1988 · Roma
Edoardo Di Bella
EN
2001 · Milano
Stefano Di Bella
Giulianova

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Luigi Di Bella	1912	Linguaglossa	EN
Carmelo Di Bella	1921	Catania	EN IT
Franco Di Bella	1927	Milano	IT
Benito Di Bella	1940	Palermo	IT
Saverio Di Bella	1940	Drapia	IT
Salvo Di Bella	1945	Giarre-Riposto
Antonio Di Bella	1956	Milano	IT
Rosario Di Bella	1963	Zafferana Etnea	EN IT
Beatrice Di Bella	1970	Messina
Vincenzo Di Bella	1977	Milano	EN IT
Fabio Di Bella	1978	Pavia	IT
Fabrizio Di Bella	1988	Roma	EN
Edoardo Di Bella	2001	Milano	EN
Stefano Di Bella		Giulianova

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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Di bela

6 US arrivals

Bella

113 US arrivals

Di bello

128 US arrivals

Della bella

10 US arrivals

De bella

5 US arrivals

Di belli

5 US arrivals

Di belle

1 US arrivals

Di bellasse

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 Di Bella.

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