Cognome

Leone

The strongest concentration of Leone in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 421 of 1,364 arrivals (31 percent) originating there.

1,364

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

416

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 1,364

Top regione

Sicilia

421 of 1,364
31 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 13

13 to 42

42 to 126

126+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Sicilia42131%
Campania30322%
Calabria15111%
Abruzzo1229%
Basilicata856%
Lazio796%
Puglia534%
Molise514%
Liguria272%
Piemonte222%
Marche101%
Lombardia91%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol81%
Sardegna60%
Umbria60%
Emilia-Romagna60%
Toscana30%
Veneto20%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Valledolmo
71
Provincia PA
Palermo
54
Provincia PA
Napoli
41
Provincia NA
Ventimiglia
25
Provincia IM
Cinisi
20
Provincia PA
Calvi Risorta
19
Provincia CE
Potenza
18
Provincia PZ
Cerda
16
Provincia PA
Castelvetrano
16
Provincia TP
Settingiano
15
Provincia CZ
Bracigliano
15
Provincia SA
Caserta
15
Provincia CE
Corleone
15
Provincia PA
Gorgoglione
15
Provincia MT
Calitri
15
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Valledolmo	PA	71
Palermo	PA	54
Napoli	NA	41
Ventimiglia	IM	25
Cinisi	PA	20
Calvi Risorta	CE	19
Potenza	PZ	18
Cerda	PA	16
Castelvetrano	TP	16
Settingiano	CZ	15
Bracigliano	SA	15
Caserta	CE	15
Corleone	PA	15
Gorgoglione	MT	15
Calitri	AV	15

Persone notevoli

Notable Leone on Wikipedia

Ambrogio Leone
1459 · Nola
Baldassare Leone
IT
1756 · Palermo
Camillo Leone
1830 · Vercelli
Luigi Leone
IT
1858 · Siracusa
Giuseppe Leone
IT
1864 · Napoli
Enrico Leone
IT
1875 · Pietramelara
Leone Leone
IT
1888 · Siracusa
Pietro Leone
EN IT
1888 · Massazza
Leo Leone
IT
1893 · Giulianova
Romolo Leone
1895 · Napoli
Raffaele Leone
IT
1897 · Riposto
Giovanni Leone
1902 · Gravina in Puglia
Leonello Leone
IT
1902 · Lerici
Giovanni Leone
EN IT
1908 · Napoli
Michele Leone
EN IT
1909 · Pettorano sul Gizio

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ambrogio Leone	1459	Nola
Baldassare Leone	1756	Palermo	IT
Camillo Leone	1830	Vercelli
Luigi Leone	1858	Siracusa	IT
Giuseppe Leone	1864	Napoli	IT
Enrico Leone	1875	Pietramelara	IT
Leone Leone	1888	Siracusa	IT
Pietro Leone	1888	Massazza	EN IT
Leo Leone	1893	Giulianova	IT
Romolo Leone	1895	Napoli
Raffaele Leone	1897	Riposto	IT
Giovanni Leone	1902	Gravina in Puglia
Leonello Leone	1902	Lerici	IT
Giovanni Leone	1908	Napoli	EN IT
Michele Leone	1909	Pettorano sul Gizio	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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Di leone

38 US arrivals

De leone

3 US arrivals

De'leone

1 US arrivals

Ldi leone

1 US arrivals

Leonsone

1 US arrivals

Leonne

1 US arrivals

Sal leone

1 US arrivals

Leon

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 Leone.

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