Cognome

Monaco

The strongest concentration of Monaco in US arrival records points to Campania, with 291 of 901 arrivals (32 percent) originating there.

901

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

264

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 901

Top regione

Campania

291 of 901
32 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 9

9 to 29

29 to 87

87+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Campania29132%
Abruzzo12514%
Sicilia12113%
Calabria768%
Molise677%
Basilicata647%
Piemonte455%
Puglia364%
Lazio283%
Lombardia233%
Toscana51%
Liguria40%
Emilia-Romagna40%
Veneto40%
Marche40%
Sardegna20%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Cantalupa
34
Provincia TO
San Prisco
29
Provincia CE
Napoli
29
Provincia NA
Caserta
18
Provincia CE
Rivisondoli
18
Provincia AQ
Montescano
17
Provincia PV
Palmoli
17
Provincia CH
Ottati
16
Provincia SA
Buccino
16
Provincia SA
Biccari
16
Provincia FG
Potenza
16
Provincia PZ
Cantalupo nel Sannio
15
Provincia IS
Motta d'Affermo
15
Provincia ME
Rende
15
Provincia CS
Sacco
15
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Cantalupa	TO	34
San Prisco	CE	29
Napoli	NA	29
Caserta	CE	18
Rivisondoli	AQ	18
Montescano	PV	17
Palmoli	CH	17
Ottati	SA	16
Buccino	SA	16
Biccari	FG	16
Potenza	PZ	16
Cantalupo nel Sannio	IS	15
Motta d'Affermo	ME	15
Rende	CS	15
Sacco	SA	15

Persone notevoli

Notable Monaco on Wikipedia

Ranieri II di Monaco
EN IT
1325 · Genova
Lorenzo Monaco
EN IT
1370 · Siena
Michele Monaco
IT
1574 · San Prisco
Felice Antonio Monaco
EN
1611 · Cosenza
Pietro Monaco
IT
1707 · Belluno
Gaspare Monaco La Valletta
IT
1819 · Chieti
Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
EN IT
1827 · L'Aquila
Pietro Monaco
IT
1836 · Spezzano Piccolo
Attilio Monaco
IT
1858 · Oria
James V. Monaco
EN IT
1885 · Formia
Francesco Monaco
EN IT
1898 · Agira
Ottorino Monaco
IT
1901 · Montazzoli
Eitel Monaco
IT
1903 · Montazzoli
Giorgio Monaco
IT
1907 · Ercolano
Riccardo Monaco
1909 · Genova

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ranieri II di Monaco	1325	Genova	EN IT
Lorenzo Monaco	1370	Siena	EN IT
Michele Monaco	1574	San Prisco	IT
Felice Antonio Monaco	1611	Cosenza	EN
Pietro Monaco	1707	Belluno	IT
Gaspare Monaco La Valletta	1819	Chieti	IT
Raffaele Monaco La Valletta	1827	L'Aquila	EN IT
Pietro Monaco	1836	Spezzano Piccolo	IT
Attilio Monaco	1858	Oria	IT
James V. Monaco	1885	Formia	EN IT
Francesco Monaco	1898	Agira	EN IT
Ottorino Monaco	1901	Montazzoli	IT
Eitel Monaco	1903	Montazzoli	IT
Giorgio Monaco	1907	Ercolano	IT
Riccardo Monaco	1909	Genova

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 monaco

108 US arrivals

De monaco

26 US arrivals

Di monaco

26 US arrivals

La monaco

16 US arrivals

Monacco

5 US arrivals

Monnaco

1 US arrivals

Del monaco

89 US arrivals

Dlo monaco

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 Monaco.

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