Cognome

Genovese

The strongest concentration of Genovese in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 211 of 550 arrivals (38 percent) originating there.

550

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

169

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 550

Top regione

Sicilia

211 of 550
38 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 6

6 to 21

21 to 63

63+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia21138%
Campania11922%
Basilicata6412%
Calabria5811%
Molise255%
Liguria183%
Piemonte132%
Puglia102%
Abruzzo102%
Veneto81%
Lazio61%
Lombardia31%
Emilia-Romagna20%
Toscana20%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Avigliano
46
Provincia PZ
Palermo
40
Provincia PA
Avellino
24
Provincia AV
Tufino
22
Provincia NA
Messina
19
Provincia ME
Castroreale
19
Provincia ME
Catanzaro
18
Provincia CZ
Trapani
17
Provincia TP
Napoli
17
Provincia NA
Ventimiglia
15
Provincia IM
Gambatesa
14
Provincia CB
Riccia
9
Provincia CB
Melilli
8
Provincia SR
Taormina
7
Provincia ME
Salerno
7
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Avigliano	PZ	46
Palermo	PA	40
Avellino	AV	24
Tufino	NA	22
Messina	ME	19
Castroreale	ME	19
Catanzaro	CZ	18
Trapani	TP	17
Napoli	NA	17
Ventimiglia	IM	15
Gambatesa	CB	14
Riccia	CB	9
Melilli	SR	8
Taormina	ME	7
Salerno	SA	7

Persone notevoli

Notable Genovese on Wikipedia

Camillo Genovese
IT
1755 · Caltanissetta
Gaetano Genovese
EN IT
1795 · Eboli
Blas S. Genovese
1883 · Italia
Vito Genovese
EN IT
1897 · Risigliano
Rino Genovese
EN IT
1905 · Napoli
Michele Genovese
IT
1907 · Barletta
Anteo Genovese
1915 · Spresiano
Luigi Genovese
IT
1925 · Ucria
Rocco Genovese
IT
1925 · Trapani
Andrea Genovese
1937 · Messina
Anselmo Genovese
IT
1948 · Camporosso
Renato Genovese
IT
1950 · Lucca
Rino Genovese
IT
1953 · Napoli
Angelo Genovese
IT
1959 · Torre Annunziata
Paolo Genovese
EN IT
1966 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Camillo Genovese	1755	Caltanissetta	IT
Gaetano Genovese	1795	Eboli	EN IT
Blas S. Genovese	1883	Italia
Vito Genovese	1897	Risigliano	EN IT
Rino Genovese	1905	Napoli	EN IT
Michele Genovese	1907	Barletta	IT
Anteo Genovese	1915	Spresiano
Luigi Genovese	1925	Ucria	IT
Rocco Genovese	1925	Trapani	IT
Andrea Genovese	1937	Messina
Anselmo Genovese	1948	Camporosso	IT
Renato Genovese	1950	Lucca	IT
Rino Genovese	1953	Napoli	IT
Angelo Genovese	1959	Torre Annunziata	IT
Paolo Genovese	1966	Roma	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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Genoves

1 US arrivals

Del genovese

3 US arrivals

Genovesi

41 US arrivals

Genovesa

4 US arrivals

Genoveso

2 US arrivals

Genovesio

3 US arrivals

Genovcese

1 US arrivals

Genoveswe

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 Genovese.

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