Cognome

Forte

The strongest concentration of Forte in US arrival records points to Campania, with 173 of 584 arrivals (30 percent) originating there.

584

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

190

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 584

Top regione

Campania

173 of 584
30 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 17

17 to 52

52+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Campania17330%
Lazio10818%
Molise9616%
Sicilia509%
Calabria437%
Puglia336%
Abruzzo264%
Veneto193%
Basilicata193%
Piemonte61%
Lombardia31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol20%
Marche20%
Sardegna10%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Umbria10%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Minturno
50
Provincia LT
Castelpetroso
45
Provincia IS
Castelvenere
31
Provincia BN
Napoli
24
Provincia NA
Asiago
18
Provincia VI
Monteroduni
14
Provincia IS
Salerno
12
Provincia SA
Sesto Campano
11
Provincia IS
Verbicaro
10
Provincia CS
Bisegna
10
Provincia AQ
Serracapriola
9
Provincia FG
Castelvetrano
9
Provincia TP
Castelforte
8
Provincia LT
Rose
8
Provincia CS
Roccasecca
8
Provincia FR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Minturno	LT	50
Castelpetroso	IS	45
Castelvenere	BN	31
Napoli	NA	24
Asiago	VI	18
Monteroduni	IS	14
Salerno	SA	12
Sesto Campano	IS	11
Verbicaro	CS	10
Bisegna	AQ	10
Serracapriola	FG	9
Castelvetrano	TP	9
Castelforte	LT	8
Rose	CS	8
Roccasecca	FR	8

Persone notevoli

Notable Forte on Wikipedia

Giovanni Bernardo Forte
1420 · Savona
Luca Forte
EN IT
1600 · Napoli
Gaetano Forte
IT
1790 · Salerno
Ernesto Forte
1842 · Castelpetroso
Maria Forte
1899 · Buia
Riccardo Forte
IT
1904 · San Giorgio a Cremano
Charles Forte
EN IT
1908 · Casalattico
Mario Forte
1912 · Fondi
Gaetano Forte
IT
1919 · Napoli
Massimiliano Forte
1925 · Cassacco
Antonio Forte
EN IT
1928 · Polla
Bruno Forte
1928 · Firenze
Francesco Forte
EN IT
1929 · Busto Arsizio
Mario Forte
EN IT
1936 · Napoli
Michele Forte
IT
1938 · Formia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Bernardo Forte	1420	Savona
Luca Forte	1600	Napoli	EN IT
Gaetano Forte	1790	Salerno	IT
Ernesto Forte	1842	Castelpetroso
Maria Forte	1899	Buia
Riccardo Forte	1904	San Giorgio a Cremano	IT
Charles Forte	1908	Casalattico	EN IT
Mario Forte	1912	Fondi
Gaetano Forte	1919	Napoli	IT
Massimiliano Forte	1925	Cassacco
Antonio Forte	1928	Polla	EN IT
Bruno Forte	1928	Firenze
Francesco Forte	1929	Busto Arsizio	EN IT
Mario Forte	1936	Napoli	EN IT
Michele Forte	1938	Formia	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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Lo forte

34 US arrivals

La forte

5 US arrivals

Di forte

4 US arrivals

Le forte

1 US arrivals

Fortes

1 US arrivals

Del forte

1 US arrivals

Fort

2 US arrivals

Fortegi

2 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 Forte.

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