Cognome

Leoni

The strongest concentration of Leoni in US arrival records points to Lazio, with 21 of 106 arrivals (20 percent) originating there.

106

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 106

Top regione

Lazio

21 of 106
20 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 2

2 to 6

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Lazio2120%
Campania1615%
Marche1514%
Abruzzo1514%
Emilia-Romagna77%
Lombardia77%
Calabria66%
Umbria55%
Sicilia44%
Liguria22%
Basilicata22%
Puglia11%
Piemonte11%
Toscana11%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Veneto11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Roma
7
Provincia RM
Ferentino
5
Provincia FR
Ancona
4
Provincia AN
Arquata del Tronto
4
Provincia AP
Sonnino
3
Provincia LT
Calabritto
3
Provincia AV
Acuto
3
Provincia FR
Pescasseroli
3
Provincia AQ
Napoli
2
Provincia NA
Scafati
2
Provincia SA
Amantea
2
Provincia CS
Anagni
2
Provincia FR
Vobbia
2
Provincia GE
Spoltore
2
Provincia PE
Piacenza
2
Provincia PC

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Roma	RM	7
Ferentino	FR	5
Ancona	AN	4
Arquata del Tronto	AP	4
Sonnino	LT	3
Calabritto	AV	3
Acuto	FR	3
Pescasseroli	AQ	3
Napoli	NA	2
Scafati	SA	2
Amantea	CS	2
Anagni	FR	2
Vobbia	GE	2
Spoltore	PE	2
Piacenza	PC	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Leoni on Wikipedia

Pierleone Leoni
IT
1445 · Spoleto
Pietro Leoni
1452 · Q2316315
Leone Leoni
EN IT
1509 · Arezzo
Pompeo Leoni
EN IT
1533 · Milano
Ludovico Leoni
1542 · Padova
Leone Leoni
EN IT
1560 · Verona
Ottavio Leoni
EN IT
1578 · Roma
Battista Leoni
1614 · Q100041
Ippolito Leoni
1616 · Roma
Ludovico Leoni
1637 · Q100041
Pietro Leoni
EN IT
1637 · Venezia
Giovanni Leoni
1639 · Q100041
Giacomo Leoni
EN IT
1686 · Venezia
Carlos António Leoni
1701 · Firenze
Michele Leoni
IT
1776 · Fidenza

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Pierleone Leoni	1445	Spoleto	IT
Pietro Leoni	1452	Q2316315
Leone Leoni	1509	Arezzo	EN IT
Pompeo Leoni	1533	Milano	EN IT
Ludovico Leoni	1542	Padova
Leone Leoni	1560	Verona	EN IT
Ottavio Leoni	1578	Roma	EN IT
Battista Leoni	1614	Q100041
Ippolito Leoni	1616	Roma
Ludovico Leoni	1637	Q100041
Pietro Leoni	1637	Venezia	EN IT
Giovanni Leoni	1639	Q100041
Giacomo Leoni	1686	Venezia	EN IT
Carlos António Leoni	1701	Firenze
Michele Leoni	1776	Fidenza	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 leoni

2 US arrivals

Leonio

1 US arrivals

Leon

2 US arrivals

Leonino

3 US arrivals

Leonida

2 US arrivals

Leonici

1 US arrivals

Leonide

1 US arrivals

Leonidi

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 Leoni.

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