Cognome

Maffei

The strongest concentration of Maffei in US arrival records points to Campania, with 105 of 202 arrivals (52 percent) originating there.

202

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 202

Top regione

Campania

105 of 202
52 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 11

11 to 32

32+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Campania10552%
Toscana2211%
Puglia178%
Basilicata168%
Sicilia105%
Lombardia52%
Emilia-Romagna52%
Abruzzo52%
Lazio42%
Piemonte42%
Calabria31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Veneto21%
Molise10%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Solofra
20
Provincia AV
Lucca
12
Provincia LU
Torrecuso
9
Provincia BN
Bitritto
8
Provincia BA
Bellizzi
8
Provincia SA
Atripalda
7
Provincia AV
Roccabascerana
6
Provincia AV
Pisticci
5
Provincia MT
Montescano
4
Provincia PV
Pietradefusi
4
Provincia AV
Candida
4
Provincia AV
Potenza
3
Provincia PZ
Napoli
3
Provincia NA
Santo Stefano del Sole
3
Provincia AV
Vallata
3
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Solofra	AV	20
Lucca	LU	12
Torrecuso	BN	9
Bitritto	BA	8
Bellizzi	SA	8
Atripalda	AV	7
Roccabascerana	AV	6
Pisticci	MT	5
Montescano	PV	4
Pietradefusi	AV	4
Candida	AV	4
Potenza	PZ	3
Napoli	NA	3
Santo Stefano del Sole	AV	3
Vallata	AV	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Maffei on Wikipedia

Paolo Maffei
IT
1380 · Verona
Timoteo Maffei
IT
1415 · Verona
Celso Maffei
IT
1425 · Verona
Raffaele Maffei
EN IT
1451 · Roma
Mario Maffei
1463 · Roma
Nicola Maffei
IT
1487 · Mantova
Bernardino Maffei
EN IT
1514 · Roma
Marcantonio Maffei
EN IT
1521 · Bergamo
Giovanni Pietro Maffei
EN IT
1533 · Bergamo
Orazio Maffei
EN IT
1580 · Roma
Francesco Maffei
EN IT
1605 · Vicenza
Niccolò Francesco Maffei
IT
1607 · Messina
Paolo Alessandro Maffei
EN IT
1653 · Volterra
Alessandro Maffei
EN IT
1662 · Verona
Annibale Carlo Maffei
IT
1667 · Mirandola

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Paolo Maffei	1380	Verona	IT
Timoteo Maffei	1415	Verona	IT
Celso Maffei	1425	Verona	IT
Raffaele Maffei	1451	Roma	EN IT
Mario Maffei	1463	Roma
Nicola Maffei	1487	Mantova	IT
Bernardino Maffei	1514	Roma	EN IT
Marcantonio Maffei	1521	Bergamo	EN IT
Giovanni Pietro Maffei	1533	Bergamo	EN IT
Orazio Maffei	1580	Roma	EN IT
Francesco Maffei	1605	Vicenza	EN IT
Niccolò Francesco Maffei	1607	Messina	IT
Paolo Alessandro Maffei	1653	Volterra	EN IT
Alessandro Maffei	1662	Verona	EN IT
Annibale Carlo Maffei	1667	Mirandola	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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Mafei

4 US arrivals

Maffe

1 US arrivals

Maffe'

1 US arrivals

Maffeo

127 US arrivals

Maffea

5 US arrivals

Maffed

2 US arrivals

Maffec

1 US arrivals

Maffeop

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 Maffei.

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