Cognome
Gnocchi
The strongest concentration of Gnocchi in US arrival records points to Emilia-Romagna, with 3 of 6 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.
6
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
4
Comuni of
origin
4
Regioni
represented
11
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Emilia-Romagna
3 of 6
50 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Gnocchi line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Gnocchi arrivals came from Emilia-Romagna, most often from the provincia of Piacenza. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Gnocchi from Emilia-Romagna
Most often from Piacenza (PC)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Gnocchi on Wikipedia
1550 · Milano
Giovanni Battista Gnocchi
1569 · Parma
Pietro Gnocchi
EN1689 · Alfianello
1837 · Ostiglia
Angelo Guido
1893 · Cremona
Carlo Gnocchi
1897 · Gallarate
1902 · San Colombano al Lambro
Renato Gnocchi
IT1921 · Arezzo
1955 · Fidenza
Alessandro Gnocchi
IT1959 · Villa d'Adda
Laura Gnocchi
1961 · Santa Margherita Ligure
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Pietro Gnocchi | 1550 | Milano | ENIT |
| Giovanni Battista Gnocchi | 1569 | Parma | |
| Pietro Gnocchi | 1689 | Alfianello | EN |
| Osvaldo Gnocchi Viani | 1837 | Ostiglia | ENIT |
| Angelo Guido | 1893 | Cremona | |
| Carlo Gnocchi | 1897 | Gallarate | |
| Carlo Gnocchi | 1902 | San Colombano al Lambro | ENIT |
| Renato Gnocchi | 1921 | Arezzo | IT |
| Gene Gnocchi | 1955 | Fidenza | ENIT |
| Alessandro Gnocchi | 1959 | Villa d'Adda | IT |
| Laura Gnocchi | 1961 | Santa Margherita Ligure |
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.
Ginocchi
6 US arrivals
Nocchi
6 US arrivals
Vignocchi
6 US arrivals
Mignocchi
5 US arrivals
Gocchi
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 Gnocchi.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Gnocchi was recorded between 1830 and 1912.