Cognome

Marchese

The strongest concentration of Marchese in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 346 of 656 arrivals (53 percent) originating there.

656

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

177

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 656

Top regione

Sicilia

346 of 656
53 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 10

10 to 35

35 to 104

104+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Sicilia34653%
Calabria9214%
Basilicata7511%
Campania538%
Puglia183%
Abruzzo183%
Lombardia162%
Toscana81%
Liguria71%
Marche61%
Piemonte51%
Lazio51%
Emilia-Romagna30%
Molise20%
Veneto10%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
47
Provincia PA
Sciacca
34
Provincia AG
Potenza
32
Provincia PZ
Partanna
29
Provincia TP
Rende
23
Provincia CS
Lipari
20
Provincia ME
San Nicola da Crissa
15
Provincia VV
Marineo
13
Provincia PA
Cervinara
13
Provincia AV
Melilli
13
Provincia SR
Partinico
11
Provincia PA
Grammichele
11
Provincia CT
Mistretta
11
Provincia ME
Stigliano
10
Provincia MT
Acri
10
Provincia CS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	47
Sciacca	AG	34
Potenza	PZ	32
Partanna	TP	29
Rende	CS	23
Lipari	ME	20
San Nicola da Crissa	VV	15
Marineo	PA	13
Cervinara	AV	13
Melilli	SR	13
Partinico	PA	11
Grammichele	CT	11
Mistretta	ME	11
Stigliano	MT	10
Acri	CS	10

Persone notevoli

Notable Marchese on Wikipedia

Leonardo Marchese
EN
1445 · Albenga
Vincenzo Marchese
IT
1601 · Palermo
Vincenzo Marchese
1808 · Genova
Salvatore Marchese
IT
1811 · Misterbianco
Giovanni Marchese
IT
1853 · Casale Monferrato
Nicola Marchese
IT
1858 · Trani
Giovanni Marchese
EN IT
1889 · Verolengo
Giuseppe Marchese
IT
1892 · Luzzi
Aldo Marchese
1899 · Valenza
Aurelio Marchese
IT
1915 · Rivarolo
Gennaro Marchese
IT
1918 · Frattamaggiore
Ugo Marchese
1926 · Genova
Giancarlo Marchese
IT
1931 · Parma
Angelo Marchese
IT
1937 · Genova
Filippo Marchese
EN IT
1938 · Palermo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Leonardo Marchese	1445	Albenga	EN
Vincenzo Marchese	1601	Palermo	IT
Vincenzo Marchese	1808	Genova
Salvatore Marchese	1811	Misterbianco	IT
Giovanni Marchese	1853	Casale Monferrato	IT
Nicola Marchese	1858	Trani	IT
Giovanni Marchese	1889	Verolengo	EN IT
Giuseppe Marchese	1892	Luzzi	IT
Aldo Marchese	1899	Valenza
Aurelio Marchese	1915	Rivarolo	IT
Gennaro Marchese	1918	Frattamaggiore	IT
Ugo Marchese	1926	Genova
Giancarlo Marchese	1931	Parma	IT
Angelo Marchese	1937	Genova	IT
Filippo Marchese	1938	Palermo	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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Lo marchese

1 US arrivals

Marchesi

43 US arrivals

Marchesa

4 US arrivals

Marcheso

2 US arrivals

Marchesella

2 US arrivals

Marcheselli

2 US arrivals

Marchesello

1 US arrivals

Marche

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 Marchese.

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