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Finelli

The strongest concentration of Finelli in US arrival records points to Campania, with 91 of 147 arrivals (62 percent) originating there.

147

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 147

Top regione

Campania

91 of 147
62 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 9

9 to 27

27+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Campania9162%
Puglia3423%
Sicilia75%
Lazio64%
Molise43%
Basilicata21%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Lombardia11%
Abruzzo11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Roseto Valfortore
20
Provincia FG
Forchia
20
Provincia BN
Cervinara
15
Provincia AV
Colle Sannita
9
Provincia BN
Lioni
8
Provincia AV
Alberona
8
Provincia FG
Rotondi
5
Provincia AV
Benevento
4
Provincia BN
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Gerano
3
Provincia RM
Airola
3
Provincia BN
Leonforte
3
Provincia EN
Faeto
3
Provincia FG
Teora
3
Provincia AV
Avellino
3
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Roseto Valfortore	FG	20
Forchia	BN	20
Cervinara	AV	15
Colle Sannita	BN	9
Lioni	AV	8
Alberona	FG	8
Rotondi	AV	5
Benevento	BN	4
Napoli	NA	4
Gerano	RM	3
Airola	BN	3
Leonforte	EN	3
Faeto	FG	3
Teora	AV	3
Avellino	AV	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Finelli on Wikipedia

Giuliano Finelli
EN IT
1601 · Carrara
Carlo Finelli
IT
1785 · Carrara
Angelo Finelli
1873 · Monteveglio
Ernesto Finelli
IT
1911 · Salerno
Renato Finelli
IT
1929 · Pavullo nel Frignano
Renzo Finelli
EN IT
1945 · Anzola dell'Emilia
Alessandro Finelli
IT
1967 · Bologna

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giuliano Finelli	1601	Carrara	EN IT
Carlo Finelli	1785	Carrara	IT
Angelo Finelli	1873	Monteveglio
Ernesto Finelli	1911	Salerno	IT
Renato Finelli	1929	Pavullo nel Frignano	IT
Renzo Finelli	1945	Anzola dell'Emilia	EN IT
Alessandro Finelli	1967	Bologna	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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Finnelli

1 US arrivals

Finella

13 US arrivals

Finello

6 US arrivals

Fignelli

2 US arrivals

Fainelli

1 US arrivals

Feinelli

1 US arrivals

Fincelli

1 US arrivals

Frinelli

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 Finelli.

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