Cognome

Fortunato

The strongest concentration of Fortunato in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 110 of 415 arrivals (27 percent) originating there.

415

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

180

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 415

Top regione

Basilicata

110 of 415
27 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 11

11 to 33

33+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Basilicata11027%
Campania9723%
Puglia5814%
Abruzzo5313%
Calabria328%
Sicilia266%
Lazio92%
Piemonte61%
Molise61%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia41%
Lombardia41%
Veneto31%
Liguria31%
Marche20%
Emilia-Romagna20%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Casamassima
37
Provincia BA
Marsico Nuovo
24
Provincia PZ
Alfedena
21
Provincia AQ
Picerno
16
Provincia PZ
Atri
14
Provincia TE
Potenza
11
Provincia PZ
Ruvo del Monte
10
Provincia PZ
Colobraro
10
Provincia MT
Rotondella
9
Provincia MT
Maddaloni
6
Provincia CE
Decollatura
6
Provincia CZ
Napoli
5
Provincia NA
Sant'Arcangelo
5
Provincia PZ
Atrani
5
Provincia SA
Palermo
5
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Casamassima	BA	37
Marsico Nuovo	PZ	24
Alfedena	AQ	21
Picerno	PZ	16
Atri	TE	14
Potenza	PZ	11
Ruvo del Monte	PZ	10
Colobraro	MT	10
Rotondella	MT	9
Maddaloni	CE	6
Decollatura	CZ	6
Napoli	NA	5
Sant'Arcangelo	PZ	5
Atrani	SA	5
Palermo	PA	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Fortunato on Wikipedia

Orazio Fortunato
IT
1634 · Sant'Arcangelo
Nicola Fortunato
1720 · Giffoni Valle Piana
Gennaro Fortunato
1733 · Rionero in Vulture
Giustino Fortunato
EN IT
1777 · Rionero in Vulture
Giustino Fortunato
EN IT
1848 · Rionero in Vulture
Valentina Fortunato
EN IT
1928 · Milano
Giuliano Fortunato
EN IT
1940 · Tricesimo
Franco Fortunato
IT
1946 · Roma
Giuseppe Fortunato
IT
1946 · Francavilla in Sinni
Giuseppe Fortunato
IT
1953 · Torino
Joe Fortunato
EN
1955 · Bari
Mario Fortunato
IT
1958 · Cirò
Domenico Fortunato
IT
1962 · Taranto
Daniele Fortunato
EN IT
1963 · Samarate
Rocco Fortunato
IT
1963 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Orazio Fortunato	1634	Sant'Arcangelo	IT
Nicola Fortunato	1720	Giffoni Valle Piana
Gennaro Fortunato	1733	Rionero in Vulture
Giustino Fortunato	1777	Rionero in Vulture	EN IT
Giustino Fortunato	1848	Rionero in Vulture	EN IT
Valentina Fortunato	1928	Milano	EN IT
Giuliano Fortunato	1940	Tricesimo	EN IT
Franco Fortunato	1946	Roma	IT
Giuseppe Fortunato	1946	Francavilla in Sinni	IT
Giuseppe Fortunato	1953	Torino	IT
Joe Fortunato	1955	Bari	EN
Mario Fortunato	1958	Cirò	IT
Domenico Fortunato	1962	Taranto	IT
Daniele Fortunato	1963	Samarate	EN IT
Rocco Fortunato	1963	Roma	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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Di fortunato

2 US arrivals

De fortunato

1 US arrivals

Fortunnato

1 US arrivals

Fortunat

1 US arrivals

Fortunatoro

2 US arrivals

Fortunati

15 US arrivals

Fortunata

12 US arrivals

Fortuna

99 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 Fortunato.

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