Cognome
Ludovisi
The strongest concentration of Ludovisi in US arrival records points to Umbria, with 1 of 3 arrivals (33 percent) originating there.
3
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
3
Comuni of
origin
3
Regioni
represented
28
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Umbria
1 of 3
33 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Ludovisi line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Ludovisi arrivals came from Umbria, most often from the provincia of Terni. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Ludovisi from Umbria
Most often from Terni (TR)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Ludovisi on Wikipedia
1561 · Bologna
1595 · Bologna
1608 · Bologna
1610 · Bologna
1656 · Piombino
1658 · Isola del Liri
1663 · Cagliari
1686 · Isola del Liri
1694 · Roma
1706 · Isola del Liri
Pietro Gregorio Ottoboni Boncompagni Ludovisi, II duca di Fiano
IT1709 · Sora
1735 · Roma
Marco Boncompagni Ludovisi Ottoboni, V duca di Fiano
IT1741 · Roma
1743 · Roma
Luigi I Boncompagni Ludovisi
IT1767 · Roma
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orazio Ludovisi, I duca di Fiano | 1561 | Bologna | ENIT |
| Ludovico Ludovisi | 1595 | Bologna | ENIT |
| Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi | 1608 | Bologna | ENIT |
| Niccolò I Ludovisi | 1610 | Bologna | ENIT |
| Olimpia Ludovisi | 1656 | Piombino | ENIT |
| Antonio I Boncompagni-Ludovisi | 1658 | Isola del Liri | ENIT |
| Ippolita I Ludovisi | 1663 | Cagliari | ENIT |
| Maria Eleonora Boncompagni Ludovisi | 1686 | Isola del Liri | ENIT |
| Bernardino Ludovisi | 1694 | Roma | ENIT |
| Gaetano I Boncompagni Ludovisi | 1706 | Isola del Liri | ENIT |
| Pietro Gregorio Ottoboni Boncompagni Ludovisi, II duca di Fiano | 1709 | Sora | IT |
| Antonio II Boncompagni Ludovisi | 1735 | Roma | ENIT |
| Marco Boncompagni Ludovisi Ottoboni, V duca di Fiano | 1741 | Roma | IT |
| Ignazio Gaetano Boncompagni Ludovisi | 1743 | Roma | ENIT |
| Luigi I Boncompagni Ludovisi | 1767 | Roma | 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.
Ludovio
1 US arrivals
Ludovico
42 US arrivals
Ludovici
30 US arrivals
Ludovina
3 US arrivals
Lodovisi
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 Ludovisi.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Ludovisi was recorded between 1830 and 1912.