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Napoli

The strongest concentration of Napoli in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 236 of 570 arrivals (41 percent) originating there.

570

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

197

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 570

Top regione

Sicilia

236 of 570
41 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 24

24 to 71

71+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia23641%
Calabria17230%
Campania8214%
Piemonte204%
Basilicata204%
Lazio132%
Puglia71%
Abruzzo61%
Lombardia41%
Liguria31%
Toscana20%
Molise20%
Umbria10%
Veneto10%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
27
Provincia PA
Milazzo
26
Provincia ME
Messina
15
Provincia ME
Grotteria
15
Provincia RC
Sciacca
13
Provincia AG
Partanna
13
Provincia TP
Alessandria
12
Provincia AL
Ardore
12
Provincia RC
Caulonia
11
Provincia RC
Solofra
11
Provincia AV
Delianuova
10
Provincia RC
Gioiosa Ionica
10
Provincia RC
Cinquefrondi
10
Provincia RC
Reggio di Calabria
10
Provincia RC
Leonforte
9
Provincia EN

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	27
Milazzo	ME	26
Messina	ME	15
Grotteria	RC	15
Sciacca	AG	13
Partanna	TP	13
Alessandria	AL	12
Ardore	RC	12
Caulonia	RC	11
Solofra	AV	11
Delianuova	RC	10
Gioiosa Ionica	RC	10
Cinquefrondi	RC	10
Reggio di Calabria	RC	10
Leonforte	EN	9

Persone notevoli

Notable Napoli on Wikipedia

Vincenzo Napoli
EN IT
1574 · Troina
Tommaso Maria Napoli
EN IT
1659 · Palermo
Pietro Napoli Signorelli
EN IT
1731 · Napoli
Federico Napoli
1819 · Palermo
Gennaro Napoli
IT
1881 · Napoli
Orazio Napoli
IT
1901 · Mazara del Vallo
Silvio Napoli
IT
1902 · Villa San Giovanni
Olga Napoli
EN IT
1903 · Salerno
Jacopo Napoli
EN IT
1911 · Napoli
Mario Napoli
IT
1915 · Napoli
Ugo Napoli
IT
1922 · Reggio Calabria
Carlo Napoli
1923 · Crotone
Vito Napoli
IT
1931 · Squillace
Gregorio Napoli
IT
1934 · Palermo
Bruno Napoli
IT
1942 · Ardore

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Vincenzo Napoli	1574	Troina	EN IT
Tommaso Maria Napoli	1659	Palermo	EN IT
Pietro Napoli Signorelli	1731	Napoli	EN IT
Federico Napoli	1819	Palermo
Gennaro Napoli	1881	Napoli	IT
Orazio Napoli	1901	Mazara del Vallo	IT
Silvio Napoli	1902	Villa San Giovanni	IT
Olga Napoli	1903	Salerno	EN IT
Jacopo Napoli	1911	Napoli	EN IT
Mario Napoli	1915	Napoli	IT
Ugo Napoli	1922	Reggio Calabria	IT
Carlo Napoli	1923	Crotone
Vito Napoli	1931	Squillace	IT
Gregorio Napoli	1934	Palermo	IT
Bruno Napoli	1942	Ardore	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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Di napoli

219 US arrivals

De napoli

38 US arrivals

Napolielli

1 US arrivals

Napolita

8 US arrivals

Napolillo

20 US arrivals

Napoliano

1 US arrivals

Napolilla

1 US arrivals

Napolitan

1 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 Napoli.

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