Cognome

Napoletano

The strongest concentration of Napoletano in US arrival records points to Campania, with 95 of 139 arrivals (68 percent) originating there.

139

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 139

Top regione

Campania

95 of 139
68 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 29

29+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania9568%
Abruzzo107%
Molise107%
Sicilia64%
Puglia43%
Calabria43%
Lombardia32%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia21%
Piemonte21%
Basilicata11%
Lazio11%
Marche11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Saviano
10
Provincia NA
Airola
9
Provincia BN
Marigliano
8
Provincia NA
Ripa Teatina
8
Provincia CH
Riccia
7
Provincia CB
Avellino
5
Provincia AV
Cimitile
4
Provincia NA
Acerra
4
Provincia NA
Nola
4
Provincia NA
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Quadrelle
3
Provincia AV
Terrasini
3
Provincia PA
Teano
3
Provincia CE
Campagna
2
Provincia SA
San Paolo Bel Sito
2
Provincia NA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Saviano	NA	10
Airola	BN	9
Marigliano	NA	8
Ripa Teatina	CH	8
Riccia	CB	7
Avellino	AV	5
Cimitile	NA	4
Acerra	NA	4
Nola	NA	4
Napoli	NA	4
Quadrelle	AV	3
Terrasini	PA	3
Teano	CE	3
Campagna	SA	2
San Paolo Bel Sito	NA	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Napoletano on Wikipedia

Filippo Teodoro di Liagno
EN IT
1589 · Napoli
Domenico Napoletano
IT
1912 · Napoli
Antonio Napoletano
EN IT
1937 · Nocera Inferiore
Pasqualina Napoletano
EN IT
1949 · Molfetta
Francesco Napoletano
IT
1959 · Bisceglie
Roberto Napoletano
IT
1961 · La Spezia
Paolo Napoletano
EN
2002 · Penne

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Filippo Teodoro di Liagno	1589	Napoli	EN IT
Domenico Napoletano	1912	Napoli	IT
Antonio Napoletano	1937	Nocera Inferiore	EN IT
Pasqualina Napoletano	1949	Molfetta	EN IT
Francesco Napoletano	1959	Bisceglie	IT
Roberto Napoletano	1961	La Spezia	IT
Paolo Napoletano	2002	Penne	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.

Read guide

Napoletana

4 US arrivals

Napoletani

2 US arrivals

Napoleta

1 US arrivals

Napletano

3 US arrivals

Napoleano

1 US arrivals

Napoltano

1 US arrivals

Napoletano frances

1 US arrivals

Napolitano

1,127 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 Napoletano.

Italian citizenship by descent

You may have a claim to Italian citizenship

Italy grants citizenship to many descendants of its emigrants, but the law is narrowing who qualifies. Leave your email, and we will tell you when the rules change.