Cognome

Donato

The strongest concentration of Donato in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 98 of 249 arrivals (39 percent) originating there.

249

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

122

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 249

Top regione

Calabria

98 of 249
39 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 29

29+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Calabria9839%
Sicilia5723%
Campania3514%
Abruzzo146%
Molise94%
Basilicata83%
Marche73%
Veneto42%
Lombardia42%
Lazio42%
Piemonte31%
Puglia31%
Liguria10%
Toscana10%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Catanzaro
21
Provincia CZ
Marcellinara
16
Provincia CZ
Collesano
9
Provincia PA
Castroreale
8
Provincia ME
Messina
8
Provincia ME
Maida
7
Provincia CZ
Gimigliano
6
Provincia CZ
Castrovillari
6
Provincia CS
Napoli
5
Provincia NA
Chiaravalle
5
Provincia AN
San Lorenzo
4
Provincia RC
Pizzoni
4
Provincia VV
Palermo
4
Provincia PA
Tiriolo
4
Provincia CZ
Settingiano
3
Provincia CZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Catanzaro	CZ	21
Marcellinara	CZ	16
Collesano	PA	9
Castroreale	ME	8
Messina	ME	8
Maida	CZ	7
Gimigliano	CZ	6
Castrovillari	CS	6
Napoli	NA	5
Chiaravalle	AN	5
San Lorenzo	RC	4
Pizzoni	VV	4
Palermo	PA	4
Tiriolo	CZ	4
Settingiano	CZ	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Donato on Wikipedia

Ludovico Donato
EN IT
1305 · Venezia
Tommaso Donà
IT
1434 · Venezia
Girolamo Donati
EN
1454 · Venezia
Francesco Donà
EN IT
1468 · Venezia
Leonardo Donà
EN IT
1536 · Venezia
Nicolò Donà
EN IT
1539 · Venezia
Francesco Donato
1885 · Saluggia
Pietro Donato
IT
1921 · Messina
Gino Donato
IT
1927 · Castrovillari
Luigi Donato
1929 · Torino
Angelo Donato
IT
1934 · Chiaravalle Centrale
Carlo Donato
1947 · Trieste
Marina Donato
EN IT
1949 · Roma
Maria Monica Donato
IT
1959 · Pisa
Valerio Donato
1959 · Catanzaro

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ludovico Donato	1305	Venezia	EN IT
Tommaso Donà	1434	Venezia	IT
Girolamo Donati	1454	Venezia	EN
Francesco Donà	1468	Venezia	EN IT
Leonardo Donà	1536	Venezia	EN IT
Nicolò Donà	1539	Venezia	EN IT
Francesco Donato	1885	Saluggia
Pietro Donato	1921	Messina	IT
Gino Donato	1927	Castrovillari	IT
Luigi Donato	1929	Torino
Angelo Donato	1934	Chiaravalle Centrale	IT
Carlo Donato	1947	Trieste
Marina Donato	1949	Roma	EN IT
Maria Monica Donato	1959	Pisa	IT
Valerio Donato	1959	Catanzaro

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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D donato

1 US arrivals

Di donato

344 US arrivals

De donato

33 US arrivals

La donato

1 US arrivals

Donatto

1 US arrivals

Ala donato

1 US arrivals

Didonato

77 US arrivals

Dedonato

8 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 Donato.

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