Cognome

Lopez

The strongest concentration of Lopez in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 61 of 106 arrivals (58 percent) originating there.

106

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 106

Top regione

Calabria

61 of 106
58 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 18

18+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Calabria6158%
Sicilia2019%
Campania98%
Puglia66%
Basilicata33%
Lazio22%
Abruzzo22%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%
Sardegna11%
Liguria11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

San Giovanni in Fiore
37
Provincia CS
Catanzaro
8
Provincia CZ
Lipari
7
Provincia ME
Cosenza
6
Provincia CS
Bari
5
Provincia BA
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Palermo
3
Provincia PA
Castel di Lucio
3
Provincia ME
Salerno
2
Provincia SA
Alia
2
Provincia PA
Potenza
2
Provincia PZ
Patti
2
Provincia ME
Forio
2
Provincia NA
Sellia
2
Provincia CZ
Messina
2
Provincia ME

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
San Giovanni in Fiore	CS	37
Catanzaro	CZ	8
Lipari	ME	7
Cosenza	CS	6
Bari	BA	5
Napoli	NA	4
Palermo	PA	3
Castel di Lucio	ME	3
Salerno	SA	2
Alia	PA	2
Potenza	PZ	2
Patti	ME	2
Forio	NA	2
Sellia	CZ	2
Messina	ME	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Lopez on Wikipedia

Gasparo Lopez
EN
1677 · Napoli
Michele Lopez
IT
1795 · Parma
Ferdinando Lopez Fonseca
IT
1822 · Potenza
Maria Savi-Lopez
IT
1846 · Napoli
Davide Lopez
1867 · Bari
Sabatino Lopez
IT
1867 · Livorno
Roberto Sabatino Lopez
EN IT
1910 · Genova
Guido Lopez
IT
1924 · Milano
Davide Lopez
IT
1925 · Bari
Gennaro Lopez
IT
1943 · Bari
Beppe Lopez
1947 · Bari
Giorgio Lopez
EN IT
1947 · Napoli
Luigi Lopez
EN IT
1947 · Roma
Massimo Lopez
EN IT
1952 · Ascoli Piceno
Totò Lopez
IT
1952 · Bari

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Gasparo Lopez	1677	Napoli	EN
Michele Lopez	1795	Parma	IT
Ferdinando Lopez Fonseca	1822	Potenza	IT
Maria Savi-Lopez	1846	Napoli	IT
Davide Lopez	1867	Bari
Sabatino Lopez	1867	Livorno	IT
Roberto Sabatino Lopez	1910	Genova	EN IT
Guido Lopez	1924	Milano	IT
Davide Lopez	1925	Bari	IT
Gennaro Lopez	1943	Bari	IT
Beppe Lopez	1947	Bari
Giorgio Lopez	1947	Napoli	EN IT
Luigi Lopez	1947	Roma	EN IT
Massimo Lopez	1952	Ascoli Piceno	EN IT
Totò Lopez	1952	Bari	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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Lope

1 US arrivals

Lopes

37 US arrivals

Loper

2 US arrivals

Grann lopez

1 US arrivals

Lopea

1 US arrivals

Lopeo

1 US arrivals

Lo pez

3 US arrivals

Lopede

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 Lopez.

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