Cognome

Montanaro

The strongest concentration of Montanaro in US arrival records points to Campania, with 61 of 177 arrivals (34 percent) originating there.

177

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 177

Top regione

Campania

61 of 177
34 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 18

18+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania6134%
Puglia4626%
Abruzzo3620%
Basilicata106%
Molise74%
Sicilia63%
Calabria53%
Veneto21%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Toscana11%
Lombardia11%
Marche11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Faeto
27
Provincia FG
Casalincontrada
21
Provincia CH
Pietramelara
13
Provincia CE
Visciano
10
Provincia NA
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Miglianico
6
Provincia CH
Ruoti
6
Provincia PZ
Greci
5
Provincia AV
Roccamonfina
4
Provincia CE
Ischitella
3
Provincia FG
Afragola
3
Provincia NA
Latiano
3
Provincia BR
Noci
3
Provincia BA
Caserta
2
Provincia CE
Pietravairano
2
Provincia CE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Faeto	FG	27
Casalincontrada	CH	21
Pietramelara	CE	13
Visciano	NA	10
Napoli	NA	7
Miglianico	CH	6
Ruoti	PZ	6
Greci	AV	5
Roccamonfina	CE	4
Ischitella	FG	3
Afragola	NA	3
Latiano	BR	3
Noci	BA	3
Caserta	CE	2
Pietravairano	CE	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Montanaro on Wikipedia

Ettore Montanaro
IT
1890 · Francavilla al Mare
Carlo Montanaro
IT
1946 · Burano
Lucio Montanaro
IT
1951 · Martina Franca
Riccardo Montanaro
IT
1954 · Torino
Laura Montanaro
1960 · Alba
Giovanni Montanaro
IT
1983 · Venezia
Paola Montanaro
IT
1989 · Moncalieri

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ettore Montanaro	1890	Francavilla al Mare	IT
Carlo Montanaro	1946	Burano	IT
Lucio Montanaro	1951	Martina Franca	IT
Riccardo Montanaro	1954	Torino	IT
Laura Montanaro	1960	Alba
Giovanni Montanaro	1983	Venezia	IT
Paola Montanaro	1989	Moncalieri	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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Montanarro

1 US arrivals

Montaganaro

1 US arrivals

Montanari

69 US arrivals

Montanara

9 US arrivals

Montanarolla

1 US arrivals

Montana

84 US arrivals

Montaro

6 US arrivals

Montagnaro

3 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 Montanaro.

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