Cognome

Grosso

The strongest concentration of Grosso in US arrival records points to Campania, with 134 of 397 arrivals (34 percent) originating there.

397

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

168

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 397

Top regione

Campania

134 of 397
34 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 13

13 to 40

40+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Campania13434%
Sicilia5714%
Basilicata379%
Molise338%
Piemonte318%
Calabria297%
Abruzzo256%
Puglia123%
Lazio82%
Liguria72%
Veneto62%
Lombardia62%
Emilia-Romagna41%
Marche41%
Toscana31%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Nusco
24
Provincia AV
Rometta
23
Provincia ME
Tufo
14
Provincia AV
Marsico Nuovo
12
Provincia PZ
Torino
12
Provincia TO
San Fele
12
Provincia PZ
San Massimo
12
Provincia CB
Ripabottoni
9
Provincia CB
Serino
9
Provincia AV
Serre
9
Provincia SA
Rapino
8
Provincia CH
Avellino
8
Provincia AV
Sicignano degli Alburni
7
Provincia SA
Potenza
6
Provincia PZ
San Giovanni Lipioni
6
Provincia CH

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Nusco	AV	24
Rometta	ME	23
Tufo	AV	14
Marsico Nuovo	PZ	12
Torino	TO	12
San Fele	PZ	12
San Massimo	CB	12
Ripabottoni	CB	9
Serino	AV	9
Serre	SA	9
Rapino	CH	8
Avellino	AV	8
Sicignano degli Alburni	SA	7
Potenza	PZ	6
San Giovanni Lipioni	CH	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Grosso on Wikipedia

Francesco Grosso della Rovere
1450 · Savona
Clemente Grosso della Rovere
EN IT
1462 · Savona
Leonardo Grosso della Rovere
EN IT
1464 · Savona
Giuseppe Grosso Cacopardo
IT
1789 · Messina
Stefano Grosso
1824 · Albissola Marina
Alberto Grosso
1860 · Torino
Giacomo Grosso
EN IT
1860 · Cambiano
Orlando Grosso
IT
1882 · Genova
Luigi Grosso
IT
1885 · Fossano
Umberto Grosso
IT
1890 · Pinerolo
Giuseppe Grosso
IT
1906 · Torino
Luigi Grosso
1913 · Milano
Giampaolo Grosso
1920 · Genova
Francesco Grosso
EN IT
1921 · Torino
Fulvio Grosso
1921 · Genova

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Francesco Grosso della Rovere	1450	Savona
Clemente Grosso della Rovere	1462	Savona	EN IT
Leonardo Grosso della Rovere	1464	Savona	EN IT
Giuseppe Grosso Cacopardo	1789	Messina	IT
Stefano Grosso	1824	Albissola Marina
Alberto Grosso	1860	Torino
Giacomo Grosso	1860	Cambiano	EN IT
Orlando Grosso	1882	Genova	IT
Luigi Grosso	1885	Fossano	IT
Umberto Grosso	1890	Pinerolo	IT
Giuseppe Grosso	1906	Torino	IT
Luigi Grosso	1913	Milano
Giampaolo Grosso	1920	Genova
Francesco Grosso	1921	Torino	EN IT
Fulvio Grosso	1921	Genova

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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De grosso

4 US arrivals

Lo grosso

2 US arrivals

La grosso

1 US arrivals

Del grosso

101 US arrivals

Dal grosso

2 US arrivals

Groso

3 US arrivals

Gross

2 US arrivals

Dell grosso

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 Grosso.

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