Cognome
Dondi
The strongest concentration of Dondi in US arrival records points to Emilia-Romagna, with 2 of 3 arrivals (67 percent) originating there.
3
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
3
Comuni of
origin
2
Regioni
represented
13
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Emilia-Romagna
2 of 3
67 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Dondi line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Dondi arrivals came from Emilia-Romagna, most often from the provincia of Piacenza. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Dondi from Emilia-Romagna
Most often from Piacenza (PC)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Dondi on Wikipedia
1290 · Chioggia
1330 · Chioggia
1915 · Frattamaggiore
Piero Dondi
IT1915 · Novara
Giuseppe Dondi
1921 · Cerano
1925 · Casalecchio di Reno
Enrico Dondi
IT1935 · Catanzaro
Giancarlo Dondi
IT1935 · Parma
Ruggero Dondi
IT1944 · Vimercate
Daniela Dondi
IT1962 · Modena
Mirco Dondi
IT1963 · Bologna
Cristina Dondi
1968 · Modena
Marco Dondi
IT1988 · Pesaro
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacopo Dondi dell'Orologio | 1290 | Chioggia | ENIT |
| Giovanni Dondi dall'Orologio | 1330 | Chioggia | ENIT |
| Galeazzo Dondi | 1915 | Frattamaggiore | ENIT |
| Piero Dondi | 1915 | Novara | IT |
| Giuseppe Dondi | 1921 | Cerano | |
| Dino Dondi | 1925 | Casalecchio di Reno | ENIT |
| Enrico Dondi | 1935 | Catanzaro | IT |
| Giancarlo Dondi | 1935 | Parma | IT |
| Ruggero Dondi | 1944 | Vimercate | IT |
| Daniela Dondi | 1962 | Modena | IT |
| Mirco Dondi | 1963 | Bologna | IT |
| Cristina Dondi | 1968 | Modena | |
| Marco Dondi | 1988 | Pesaro | 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.
Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Dondi.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Dondi was recorded between 1830 and 1912.