Cognome

Montesano

The strongest concentration of Montesano in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 54 of 125 arrivals (43 percent) originating there.

125

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 125

Top regione

Basilicata

54 of 125
43 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 5

5 to 16

16+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

8 regioni represented

Basilicata5443%
Calabria2520%
Campania2117%
Sicilia1613%
Puglia43%
Lazio32%
Liguria11%
Abruzzo11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Tricarico
8
Provincia MT
Rotondella
7
Provincia MT
Centrache
6
Provincia CZ
Gallicchio
6
Provincia PZ
Cenadi
5
Provincia CZ
Avellino
5
Provincia AV
Accettura
5
Provincia MT
Catanzaro
4
Provincia CZ
Buccino
3
Provincia SA
Potenza
3
Provincia PZ
Mistretta
3
Provincia ME
Pietragalla
3
Provincia PZ
Brindisi Montagna
3
Provincia PZ
Genazzano
3
Provincia RM
Pomarico
3
Provincia MT

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Tricarico	MT	8
Rotondella	MT	7
Centrache	CZ	6
Gallicchio	PZ	6
Cenadi	CZ	5
Avellino	AV	5
Accettura	MT	5
Catanzaro	CZ	4
Buccino	SA	3
Potenza	PZ	3
Mistretta	ME	3
Pietragalla	PZ	3
Brindisi Montagna	PZ	3
Genazzano	RM	3
Pomarico	MT	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Montesano on Wikipedia

Domenico Montesano
EN IT
1863 · Potenza
Giuseppe Ferruccio Montesano
IT
1868 · Potenza
Beniamino Montesano
IT
1899 · Rotondella
Aldo Montesano
1939 · Reggio Calabria
Enrico Montesano
EN IT
1945 · Roma
Giampaolo Montesano
IT
1958 · Aulla
Giuseppe Montesano
IT
1959 · Napoli
Marina Montesano
IT
1967 · Bari
Nicola Montesano
1968 · Nova Siri
Paolo Montesano
IT
1991 · Busto Arsizio
Alessandra Montesano
EN
1998 · Casalmaggiore

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Domenico Montesano	1863	Potenza	EN IT
Giuseppe Ferruccio Montesano	1868	Potenza	IT
Beniamino Montesano	1899	Rotondella	IT
Aldo Montesano	1939	Reggio Calabria
Enrico Montesano	1945	Roma	EN IT
Giampaolo Montesano	1958	Aulla	IT
Giuseppe Montesano	1959	Napoli	IT
Marina Montesano	1967	Bari	IT
Nicola Montesano	1968	Nova Siri
Paolo Montesano	1991	Busto Arsizio	IT
Alessandra Montesano	1998	Casalmaggiore	EN

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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Montesani

4 US arrivals

Montesana

2 US arrivals

Montesanto

14 US arrivals

Montesanti

10 US arrivals

Montresano

1 US arrivals

Montes

7 US arrivals

Monterano

4 US arrivals

Montisano

4 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 Montesano.

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