Cognome

Germano

The strongest concentration of Germano in US arrival records points to Campania, with 56 of 229 arrivals (24 percent) originating there.

229

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 229

Top regione

Campania

56 of 229
24 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 17

17+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania5624%
Sicilia4520%
Calabria4118%
Molise3114%
Lazio157%
Basilicata136%
Puglia94%
Piemonte94%
Abruzzo52%
Toscana21%
Emilia-Romagna21%
Lombardia10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Gildone
16
Provincia CB
Calitri
13
Provincia AV
Castroreale
12
Provincia ME
Cervinara
9
Provincia AV
Verbicaro
8
Provincia CS
Villa San Giovanni
8
Provincia RC
Pietrastornina
8
Provincia AV
Palermo
6
Provincia PA
Pietracatella
6
Provincia CB
Potenza
5
Provincia PZ
Capua
4
Provincia CE
Arce
4
Provincia FR
Reggio di Calabria
4
Provincia RC
Delianuova
4
Provincia RC
Avellino
4
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Gildone	CB	16
Calitri	AV	13
Castroreale	ME	12
Cervinara	AV	9
Verbicaro	CS	8
Villa San Giovanni	RC	8
Pietrastornina	AV	8
Palermo	PA	6
Pietracatella	CB	6
Potenza	PZ	5
Capua	CE	4
Arce	FR	4
Reggio di Calabria	RC	4
Delianuova	RC	4
Avellino	AV	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Germano on Wikipedia

Girolamo Germano
EN IT
1568 · Palermo
Virginia Ferni Germano
EN IT
1849 · Torino
Mario Germano
1900 · Vercelli
Attilio Germano
IT
1903 · Torino
Pietro Germano
IT
1920 · Cigliano
Primo Germano
IT
1938 · Pozzuolo del Friuli
Massimo Germano
1942 · Milano
Giuseppe Germano
1960 · Portici
Elio Germano
EN IT
1980 · Roma
Umberto Germano
EN IT
1992 · Torino

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Girolamo Germano	1568	Palermo	EN IT
Virginia Ferni Germano	1849	Torino	EN IT
Mario Germano	1900	Vercelli
Attilio Germano	1903	Torino	IT
Pietro Germano	1920	Cigliano	IT
Primo Germano	1938	Pozzuolo del Friuli	IT
Massimo Germano	1942	Milano
Giuseppe Germano	1960	Portici
Elio Germano	1980	Roma	EN IT
Umberto Germano	1992	Torino	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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Di germano

5 US arrivals

De germano

1 US arrivals

Germanno

4 US arrivals

Germmano

1 US arrivals

San germano

2 US arrivals

Germani

70 US arrivals

Germana

19 US arrivals

Germana'

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 Germano.

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