Cognome

Genova

The strongest concentration of Genova in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 70 of 107 arrivals (65 percent) originating there.

107

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 107

Top regione

Sicilia

70 of 107
65 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 21

21+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

9 regioni represented

Sicilia7065%
Campania1312%
Molise77%
Veneto66%
Toscana33%
Puglia33%
Calabria33%
Piemonte11%
Lazio11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
17
Provincia PA
Carini
10
Provincia PA
Ribera
9
Provincia AG
Delia
5
Provincia CL
Frigento
5
Provincia AV
Conegliano
5
Provincia TV
Caltabellotta
4
Provincia AG
Santa Flavia
4
Provincia PA
Lucca Sicula
3
Provincia AG
Lucca
3
Provincia LU
Larino
3
Provincia CB
Bagheria
2
Provincia PA
San Felice a Cancello
2
Provincia CE
Foggia
2
Provincia FG
Casteltermini
2
Provincia AG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	17
Carini	PA	10
Ribera	AG	9
Delia	CL	5
Frigento	AV	5
Conegliano	TV	5
Caltabellotta	AG	4
Santa Flavia	PA	4
Lucca Sicula	AG	3
Lucca	LU	3
Larino	CB	3
Bagheria	PA	2
San Felice a Cancello	CE	2
Foggia	FG	2
Casteltermini	AG	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Genova on Wikipedia

Maria Grazia Genova
1909 · Delia
Salvatore Genova
IT
1947 · Carini

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Maria Grazia Genova	1909	Delia
Salvatore Genova	1947	Carini	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 genova

41 US arrivals

De genova

6 US arrivals

Gennova

3 US arrivals

Genovao

1 US arrivals

Cat genova

1 US arrivals

Genovali

1 US arrivals

Cono genova

1 US arrivals

Genovi

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 Genova.

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