Cognome

Montalbano

The strongest concentration of Montalbano in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 331 of 396 arrivals (84 percent) originating there.

396

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 396

Top regione

Sicilia

331 of 396
84 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 10

10 to 33

33 to 99

99+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia33184%
Piemonte4612%
Campania82%
Calabria31%
Abruzzo21%
Basilicata21%
Puglia10%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Liguria10%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciacca
66
Provincia AG
Sambuco
45
Provincia CN
Caltabellotta
45
Provincia AG
Palermo
39
Provincia PA
Montevago
22
Provincia AG
Menfi
20
Provincia AG
Bagheria
16
Provincia PA
Bisacquino
14
Provincia PA
Marineo
12
Provincia PA
Cianciana
12
Provincia AG
Ribera
9
Provincia AG
Castelvetrano
8
Provincia TP
Camporeale
7
Provincia PA
Bolognetta
6
Provincia PA
Calamonaci
6
Provincia AG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	66
Sambuco	CN	45
Caltabellotta	AG	45
Palermo	PA	39
Montevago	AG	22
Menfi	AG	20
Bagheria	PA	16
Bisacquino	PA	14
Marineo	PA	12
Cianciana	AG	12
Ribera	AG	9
Castelvetrano	TP	8
Camporeale	PA	7
Bolognetta	PA	6
Calamonaci	AG	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Montalbano on Wikipedia

Bartolomeo Montalbano
EN IT
1600 · Bologna
Biaggio Montalbano
1890 · Contessa Entellina
Giuseppe Montalbano (1895)
EN IT
1895 · Santa Margherita di Belice
Giuseppe Montalbano
EN IT
1925 · Sciacca
Renato Montalbano
EN IT
1931 · Catania
Accursio Montalbano
IT
1955 · Sciacca
Vincenzo Montalbano
IT
1969 · Ribera

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Bartolomeo Montalbano	1600	Bologna	EN IT
Biaggio Montalbano	1890	Contessa Entellina
Giuseppe Montalbano (1895)	1895	Santa Margherita di Belice	EN IT
Giuseppe Montalbano	1925	Sciacca	EN IT
Renato Montalbano	1931	Catania	EN IT
Accursio Montalbano	1955	Sciacca	IT
Vincenzo Montalbano	1969	Ribera	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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Montalba

11 US arrivals

Montealbano

6 US arrivals

Montabano

3 US arrivals

Montano

157 US arrivals

Montallano

6 US arrivals

Montalbaro

1 US arrivals

Montalbono

1 US arrivals

Montalbo

9 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 Montalbano.

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