Cognome

Montano

The strongest concentration of Montano in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 69 of 157 arrivals (44 percent) originating there.

157

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

55

Comuni of
origin

12

Regioni
represented

12

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 157
Abruzzo: 3 arrivalsPuglia: 1 arrivalsBasilicata: 69 arrivalsCalabria: 3 arrivalsCampania: 61 arrivalsEmilia-Romagna: 3 arrivalsLazio: 3 arrivalsLombardia: 1 arrivalsMolise: 3 arrivalsPiemonte: 1 arrivalsSicilia: 7 arrivalsUmbria: 2 arrivals

Top regione

Basilicata

69 of 157
44 percent of arrivals

Arrivals
0
< 2
2 to 7
7 to 21
21+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

  • Basilicata6944%
  • Campania6139%
  • Sicilia74%
  • Emilia-Romagna32%
  • Abruzzo32%
  • Calabria32%
  • Molise32%
  • Lazio32%
  • Umbria21%
  • Puglia11%
  • Lombardia11%
  • Piemonte11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Persone notevoli

Notable Montano on Wikipedia

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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Montanno

3 US arrivals

Montagano

39 US arrivals

Montanino

35 US arrivals

Montabano

3 US arrivals

Montacano

2 US arrivals

Montasano

2 US arrivals

Montarano

1 US arrivals

Montana

84 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 Montano.

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