Cognome

Fontana

The strongest concentration of Fontana in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 191 of 588 arrivals (32 percent) originating there.

588

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

210

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

168

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 588

Top regione

Sicilia

191 of 588
32 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 6

6 to 19

19 to 57

57+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

19 regioni represented

Sicilia19132%
Lazio8514%
Campania7813%
Calabria356%
Toscana325%
Lombardia305%
Piemonte244%
Molise193%
Abruzzo173%
Emilia-Romagna173%
Liguria153%
Veneto122%
Basilicata122%
Puglia81%
Marche41%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol31%
Sardegna20%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Villabate
38
Provincia PA
Palermo
34
Provincia PA
Veroli
20
Provincia FR
Campagna
18
Provincia SA
Caltavuturo
14
Provincia PA
Patrica
14
Provincia FR
Acerra
12
Provincia NA
Lucca
12
Provincia LU
Segni
12
Provincia RM
Capannori
11
Provincia LU
Napoli
11
Provincia NA
Gibellina
10
Provincia TP
Frosinone
10
Provincia FR
Cercemaggiore
9
Provincia CB
Messina
7
Provincia ME

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Villabate	PA	38
Palermo	PA	34
Veroli	FR	20
Campagna	SA	18
Caltavuturo	PA	14
Patrica	FR	14
Acerra	NA	12
Lucca	LU	12
Segni	RM	12
Capannori	LU	11
Napoli	NA	11
Gibellina	TP	10
Frosinone	FR	10
Cercemaggiore	CB	9
Messina	ME	7

Persone notevoli

Notable Fontana on Wikipedia

Filippo Fontana
EN IT
1195 · Pistoia
Giovanni Fontana
EN IT
1395 · Padova
Saint Margaret of Fontana
EN
1440 · Modena
Guido Fontana
EN IT
1490 · Urbania
Niccolò Tartaglia
EN IT
1499 · Brescia
Flaminio Fontana
IT
1500 · Urbino
Bartolomeo Fontana
1510 · Venezia
Orazio Fontana
EN IT
1510 · Urbania
Prospero Fontana
EN IT
1512 · Bologna
Alberto Fontana
EN
1518 · Modena
Camillo Fontana
1525 · Urbino
Giovanni Fontana
EN IT
1537 · Vignola
Annibale Fontana
EN IT
1540 · Milano
Giovanni Battista Fontana
EN IT
1541 · Ala
Marco Publio Fontana
EN
1548 · Palosco

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Filippo Fontana	1195	Pistoia	EN IT
Giovanni Fontana	1395	Padova	EN IT
Saint Margaret of Fontana	1440	Modena	EN
Guido Fontana	1490	Urbania	EN IT
Niccolò Tartaglia	1499	Brescia	EN IT
Flaminio Fontana	1500	Urbino	IT
Bartolomeo Fontana	1510	Venezia
Orazio Fontana	1510	Urbania	EN IT
Prospero Fontana	1512	Bologna	EN IT
Alberto Fontana	1518	Modena	EN
Camillo Fontana	1525	Urbino
Giovanni Fontana	1537	Vignola	EN IT
Annibale Fontana	1540	Milano	EN IT
Giovanni Battista Fontana	1541	Ala	EN IT
Marco Publio Fontana	1548	Palosco	EN

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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Fontanana

1 US arrivals

La fontana

1 US arrivals

Fontanna

3 US arrivals

Fontan

1 US arrivals

Fontanaro

2 US arrivals

Fontanano

1 US arrivals

Fontanari

1 US arrivals

Fontano

15 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 Fontana.

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