Cognome

Fanelli

The strongest concentration of Fanelli in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 92 of 290 arrivals (32 percent) originating there.

290

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 290

Top regione

Basilicata

92 of 290
32 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 9

9 to 28

28+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Basilicata9232%
Molise9131%
Puglia3713%
Campania197%
Lazio134%
Abruzzo103%
Calabria72%
Sicilia62%
Emilia-Romagna41%
Marche31%
Piemonte31%
Umbria21%
Liguria10%
Veneto10%
Toscana10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Riccia
87
Provincia CB
Laurenzana
66
Provincia PZ
Grumo Appula
14
Provincia BA
Casalvieri
9
Provincia FR
Conversano
8
Provincia BA
Trivigno
7
Provincia PZ
Caserta
5
Provincia CE
Bari
5
Provincia BA
Potenza
4
Provincia PZ
Tricarico
4
Provincia MT
Campobasso
3
Provincia CB
Palermo
3
Provincia PA
Arpaia
3
Provincia BN
Rapino
3
Provincia CH
Berceto
3
Provincia PR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Riccia	CB	87
Laurenzana	PZ	66
Grumo Appula	BA	14
Casalvieri	FR	9
Conversano	BA	8
Trivigno	PZ	7
Caserta	CE	5
Bari	BA	5
Potenza	PZ	4
Tricarico	MT	4
Campobasso	CB	3
Palermo	PA	3
Arpaia	BN	3
Rapino	CH	3
Berceto	PR	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Fanelli on Wikipedia

Francesco Fanelli
EN IT
1577 · Firenze
Virgilio Fanelli
1600 · Firenze
Cesare Antonio Fanelli
IT
1659 · Forino
Domenico Fanelli
IT
1807 · Riccia
Giuseppe Fanelli
EN IT
1827 · Napoli
Francesco Fanelli
IT
1869 · Livorno
Giuseppe Attilio Fanelli
1899 · Giovinazzo
Vittorio Fanelli
1903 · Monterubbiano
Michele Fanelli
EN IT
1907 · Orta Nova
Mario Fanelli
1924 · San Benedetto del Tronto
Laura Sturma Fanelli
IT
1937 · Roma
Filippo Rossi Fanelli
1946 · Pavia
Paolo Fanelli
IT
1946 · Frosinone
Tullio Fanelli
IT
1956 · Foggia
Ciro Fanelli
IT
1964 · Lucera

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Francesco Fanelli	1577	Firenze	EN IT
Virgilio Fanelli	1600	Firenze
Cesare Antonio Fanelli	1659	Forino	IT
Domenico Fanelli	1807	Riccia	IT
Giuseppe Fanelli	1827	Napoli	EN IT
Francesco Fanelli	1869	Livorno	IT
Giuseppe Attilio Fanelli	1899	Giovinazzo
Vittorio Fanelli	1903	Monterubbiano
Michele Fanelli	1907	Orta Nova	EN IT
Mario Fanelli	1924	San Benedetto del Tronto
Laura Sturma Fanelli	1937	Roma	IT
Filippo Rossi Fanelli	1946	Pavia
Paolo Fanelli	1946	Frosinone	IT
Tullio Fanelli	1956	Foggia	IT
Ciro Fanelli	1964	Lucera	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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Fannelli

31 US arrivals

Faneli

7 US arrivals

Fasanelli

3 US arrivals

Facanelli

1 US arrivals

Fadanelli

1 US arrivals

Faranelli

1 US arrivals

Fanella

36 US arrivals

Fanello

22 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 Fanelli.

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