Cognome

Lanza

The strongest concentration of Lanza in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 190 of 399 arrivals (48 percent) originating there.

399

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

161

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 399

Top regione

Sicilia

190 of 399
48 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 6

6 to 19

19 to 57

57+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Sicilia19048%
Campania5714%
Basilicata369%
Calabria287%
Abruzzo205%
Piemonte174%
Puglia164%
Lazio133%
Molise62%
Lombardia51%
Liguria31%
Veneto21%
Umbria21%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Toscana10%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Bagheria
17
Provincia PA
Naso
16
Provincia ME
Campofiorito
13
Provincia PA
San Fele
13
Provincia PZ
Valledolmo
13
Provincia PA
Palermo
9
Provincia PA
Nola
9
Provincia NA
Alvito
9
Provincia FR
Isnello
8
Provincia PA
Grottaminarda
8
Provincia AV
Corleone
7
Provincia PA
Grotteria
7
Provincia RC
Potenza
7
Provincia PZ
Messina
7
Provincia ME
Gratteri
6
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Bagheria	PA	17
Naso	ME	16
Campofiorito	PA	13
San Fele	PZ	13
Valledolmo	PA	13
Palermo	PA	9
Nola	NA	9
Alvito	FR	9
Isnello	PA	8
Grottaminarda	AV	8
Corleone	PA	7
Grotteria	RC	7
Potenza	PZ	7
Messina	ME	7
Gratteri	PA	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Lanza on Wikipedia

Laura Lanza
EN IT
1529 · Trabia
Giuseppe Lanza duca di Camastra
EN IT
1630 · Palermo
Antonio Lanza
IT
1728 · Mussomeli
Karlo Lanza
EN
1778 · Roccasecca
Gesualdo Lanza
EN
1779 · Napoli
Francesco Lanza
1783 · Napoli
Vincenzo Lanza
EN IT
1784 · Foggia
Ferdinando Lanza
EN IT
1785 · Nocera dei Pagani
Pietro Lanza Branciforte
IT
1807 · Palermo
Giovanni Lanza
EN IT
1810 · Casale Monferrato
Ercole Lanza di Trabia
IT
1813 · Palermo
Giovanni Giordano Lanza
EN IT
1827 · Napoli
Carlo Lanza
IT
1837 · Mondovì
Luigi Lanza
EN
1860 · Venezia
Pietro Lanza di Trabia
IT
1862 · Firenze

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Laura Lanza	1529	Trabia	EN IT
Giuseppe Lanza duca di Camastra	1630	Palermo	EN IT
Antonio Lanza	1728	Mussomeli	IT
Karlo Lanza	1778	Roccasecca	EN
Gesualdo Lanza	1779	Napoli	EN
Francesco Lanza	1783	Napoli
Vincenzo Lanza	1784	Foggia	EN IT
Ferdinando Lanza	1785	Nocera dei Pagani	EN IT
Pietro Lanza Branciforte	1807	Palermo	IT
Giovanni Lanza	1810	Casale Monferrato	EN IT
Ercole Lanza di Trabia	1813	Palermo	IT
Giovanni Giordano Lanza	1827	Napoli	EN IT
Carlo Lanza	1837	Mondovì	IT
Luigi Lanza	1860	Venezia	EN
Pietro Lanza di Trabia	1862	Firenze	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 lanza

17 US arrivals

De lanza

2 US arrivals

Lancanza

1 US arrivals

Lanzza

1 US arrivals

Lanzano

21 US arrivals

Lanzara

20 US arrivals

Lanzaro

13 US arrivals

Lanzari

11 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 Lanza.

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