Cognome

Grippo

The strongest concentration of Grippo in US arrival records points to Campania, with 67 of 159 arrivals (42 percent) originating there.

159

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 159

Top regione

Campania

67 of 159
42 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 20

20+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Campania6742%
Basilicata6239%
Calabria128%
Sicilia85%
Umbria21%
Lombardia11%
Marche11%
Puglia11%
Abruzzo11%
Piemonte11%
Lazio11%
Molise11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Laurino
17
Provincia SA
Potenza
14
Provincia PZ
Pietragalla
11
Provincia PZ
Guardia Lombardi
8
Provincia AV
Caggiano
7
Provincia SA
Rapone
6
Provincia PZ
Castelmezzano
5
Provincia PZ
Laurenzana
5
Provincia PZ
Bisaccia
5
Provincia AV
Catanzaro
4
Provincia CZ
Calitri
3
Provincia AV
Bella
3
Provincia PZ
Salerno
3
Provincia SA
Banzi
3
Provincia PZ
Palermo
3
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Laurino	SA	17
Potenza	PZ	14
Pietragalla	PZ	11
Guardia Lombardi	AV	8
Caggiano	SA	7
Rapone	PZ	6
Castelmezzano	PZ	5
Laurenzana	PZ	5
Bisaccia	AV	5
Catanzaro	CZ	4
Calitri	AV	3
Bella	PZ	3
Salerno	SA	3
Banzi	PZ	3
Palermo	PA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Grippo on Wikipedia

Pasquale Grippo
IT
1845 · Potenza
Jimmy Grippo
1898 · Maschito
Ugo Grippo
IT
1932 · Napoli
Carlo Grippo
EN IT
1955 · Roma
Valentina Grippo
EN IT
1971 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Pasquale Grippo	1845	Potenza	IT
Jimmy Grippo	1898	Maschito
Ugo Grippo	1932	Napoli	IT
Carlo Grippo	1955	Roma	EN IT
Valentina Grippo	1971	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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Lo grippo

7 US arrivals

Di grippo

1 US arrivals

Del grippo

13 US arrivals

Gripo

4 US arrivals

Grippa

52 US arrivals

Grippi

33 US arrivals

Grippe

1 US arrivals

Grippoldi

4 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 Grippo.

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