Cognome

Gambino

The strongest concentration of Gambino in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 285 of 354 arrivals (81 percent) originating there.

354

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 354

Top regione

Sicilia

285 of 354
81 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 9

9 to 29

29 to 86

86+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Sicilia28581%
Campania4713%
Calabria41%
Lombardia31%
Umbria21%
Emilia-Romagna21%
Basilicata21%
Puglia21%
Abruzzo21%
Marche10%
Lazio10%
Liguria10%
Veneto10%
Molise10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
97
Provincia PA
Torretta
38
Provincia PA
Carini
16
Provincia PA
Fontanarosa
13
Provincia AV
Borgetto
10
Provincia PA
Alcamo
10
Provincia TP
Licata
9
Provincia AG
Vicari
8
Provincia PA
Menfi
8
Provincia AG
Partanna
7
Provincia TP
Caggiano
6
Provincia SA
Montelepre
6
Provincia PA
Castroreale
6
Provincia ME
Ciminna
5
Provincia PA
Ribera
5
Provincia AG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	97
Torretta	PA	38
Carini	PA	16
Fontanarosa	AV	13
Borgetto	PA	10
Alcamo	TP	10
Licata	AG	9
Vicari	PA	8
Menfi	AG	8
Partanna	TP	7
Caggiano	SA	6
Montelepre	PA	6
Castroreale	ME	6
Ciminna	PA	5
Ribera	AG	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Gambino on Wikipedia

Domenico Gambino
EN IT
1891 · Torino
Amedeo Gambino
1895 · Palermo
Alessandro Gambino
IT
1902 · Calosso
Carlo Gambino
EN IT
1902 · Palermo
Domenico Gambino
IT
1920 · Rocchetta Tanaro
Mariella Gambino Loriga
1920 · Roma
Nicola Gambino
IT
1921 · Fontanarosa
Sharo Gambino
IT
1925 · Vazzano
Antonio Gambino
IT
1926 · Roma
Vittorio Gambino
1928 · Torino
Agostino Gambino
EN IT
1933 · Genova
Roberto Gambino
1935 · Cuneo
Cataldo Gambino
IT
1937 · Barletta
John Gambino
EN IT
1940 · Palermo
Rosario Gambino
EN IT
1942 · Palermo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Domenico Gambino	1891	Torino	EN IT
Amedeo Gambino	1895	Palermo
Alessandro Gambino	1902	Calosso	IT
Carlo Gambino	1902	Palermo	EN IT
Domenico Gambino	1920	Rocchetta Tanaro	IT
Mariella Gambino Loriga	1920	Roma
Nicola Gambino	1921	Fontanarosa	IT
Sharo Gambino	1925	Vazzano	IT
Antonio Gambino	1926	Roma	IT
Vittorio Gambino	1928	Torino
Agostino Gambino	1933	Genova	EN IT
Roberto Gambino	1935	Cuneo
Cataldo Gambino	1937	Barletta	IT
John Gambino	1940	Palermo	EN IT
Rosario Gambino	1942	Palermo	EN 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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La gambino

3 US arrivals

Lo gambino

1 US arrivals

Gogambino

1 US arrivals

Gambina

24 US arrivals

Gambini

22 US arrivals

Gambino - giusto

1 US arrivals

Gambi

1 US arrivals

Gambrino

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 Gambino.

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