Cognome

Distefano

The strongest concentration of Distefano in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 74 of 225 arrivals (33 percent) originating there.

225

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 225

Top regione

Sicilia

74 of 225
33 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 22

22+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Sicilia7433%
Campania5424%
Basilicata3516%
Abruzzo2712%
Molise188%
Puglia52%
Lazio42%
Calabria42%
Toscana21%
Piemonte10%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Potenza
10
Provincia PZ
Palermo
9
Provincia PA
Cefalù
9
Provincia PA
Lipari
8
Provincia ME
Napoli
8
Provincia NA
Roccamonfina
7
Provincia CE
Accettura
7
Provincia MT
Ferrazzano
6
Provincia CB
Spinoso
6
Provincia PZ
Castelbuono
6
Provincia PA
Cansano
6
Provincia AQ
Anzi
5
Provincia PZ
Caltavuturo
5
Provincia PA
Tornareccio
5
Provincia CH
Montella
4
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Potenza	PZ	10
Palermo	PA	9
Cefalù	PA	9
Lipari	ME	8
Napoli	NA	8
Roccamonfina	CE	7
Accettura	MT	7
Ferrazzano	CB	6
Spinoso	PZ	6
Castelbuono	PA	6
Cansano	AQ	6
Anzi	PZ	5
Caltavuturo	PA	5
Tornareccio	CH	5
Montella	AV	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Distefano on Wikipedia

Salvatore Distefano
IT
1933 · Belpasso
Riccardo Distefano
IT
1954 · Catania
Giovanni Distefano
1959 · San Giovanni la Punta
Dino Distefano
IT
1973 · Biancavilla
Antonio Dikele Distefano
IT
1992 · Busto Arsizio

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Salvatore Distefano	1933	Belpasso	IT
Riccardo Distefano	1954	Catania	IT
Giovanni Distefano	1959	San Giovanni la Punta
Dino Distefano	1973	Biancavilla	IT
Antonio Dikele Distefano	1992	Busto Arsizio	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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Di stefano

878 US arrivals

Destefano

240 US arrivals

Bistefano

1 US arrivals

Distofano

1 US arrivals

De stefano

418 US arrivals

Stefano

99 US arrivals

Cristefano

1 US arrivals

Di steffano

2 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 Distefano.

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