Cognome

Leonardi

The strongest concentration of Leonardi in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 64 of 185 arrivals (35 percent) originating there.

185

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 185

Top regione

Sicilia

64 of 185
35 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 19

19+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Sicilia6435%
Campania2011%
Marche1810%
Umbria126%
Emilia-Romagna116%
Lazio116%
Calabria95%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol84%
Abruzzo74%
Molise63%
Toscana53%
Liguria32%
Piemonte32%
Lombardia32%
Basilicata21%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%
Puglia11%
Veneto11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Partanna
17
Provincia TP
Fano
8
Provincia PU
Arco
7
Provincia TN
Linguaglossa
6
Provincia CT
Acireale
5
Provincia CT
Messina
4
Provincia ME
Montemonaco
4
Provincia AP
San Cataldo
4
Provincia CL
Gambatesa
4
Provincia CB
Bologna
3
Provincia BO
Celano
3
Provincia AQ
Ferentillo
3
Provincia TR
Pofi
3
Provincia FR
Caltanissetta
3
Provincia CL
Canicattini Bagni
3
Provincia SR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Partanna	TP	17
Fano	PU	8
Arco	TN	7
Linguaglossa	CT	6
Acireale	CT	5
Messina	ME	4
Montemonaco	AP	4
San Cataldo	CL	4
Gambatesa	CB	4
Bologna	BO	3
Celano	AQ	3
Ferentillo	TR	3
Pofi	FR	3
Caltanissetta	CL	3
Canicattini Bagni	SR	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Leonardi on Wikipedia

Camillo Leonardi
EN IT
1500 · Pesaro
Giovanni Leonardi
EN IT
1541 · Diecimo
Francesco Leonardi
EN IT
1730 · Roma
Pasquale Leonardi Cattolica
1769 · Cattolica Eraclea
Pietro Leonardi
IT
1769 · Verona
Demetrio Leonardi
IT
1796 · Rovereto
Celestino Leonardi
1811 · Daone
Lodovico Leonardi
IT
1819 · San Lorenzo in Campo
Giuseppe Leonardi
IT
1840 · Riva del Garda
Pasquale Leonardi Cattolica
EN IT
1854 · Napoli
Gustavo Leonardi
EN
1869 · Civezzano
Valentino Leonardi
1877 · Roma
Priamo Leonardi
EN IT
1888 · Borgo Val di Taro
Alvaro Leonardi
EN IT
1895 · Terni
Vittorio Leonardi
IT
1895 · La Spezia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Camillo Leonardi	1500	Pesaro	EN IT
Giovanni Leonardi	1541	Diecimo	EN IT
Francesco Leonardi	1730	Roma	EN IT
Pasquale Leonardi Cattolica	1769	Cattolica Eraclea
Pietro Leonardi	1769	Verona	IT
Demetrio Leonardi	1796	Rovereto	IT
Celestino Leonardi	1811	Daone
Lodovico Leonardi	1819	San Lorenzo in Campo	IT
Giuseppe Leonardi	1840	Riva del Garda	IT
Pasquale Leonardi Cattolica	1854	Napoli	EN IT
Gustavo Leonardi	1869	Civezzano	EN
Valentino Leonardi	1877	Roma
Priamo Leonardi	1888	Borgo Val di Taro	EN IT
Alvaro Leonardi	1895	Terni	EN IT
Vittorio Leonardi	1895	La Spezia	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 leonardi

15 US arrivals

De leonardi

10 US arrivals

Leonardis

11 US arrivals

Leonardin

1 US arrivals

Leonardio

1 US arrivals

Leonard

3 US arrivals

Di leonardis

4 US arrivals

Leonardini

10 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 Leonardi.

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