Cognome

Nicola

The strongest concentration of Nicola in US arrival records points to Campania, with 36 of 131 arrivals (27 percent) originating there.

131

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

103

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 131

Top regione

Campania

36 of 131
27 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 4

4 to 11

11+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Campania3627%
Abruzzo2116%
Puglia1411%
Piemonte129%
Sicilia108%
Calabria108%
Basilicata108%
Molise86%
Toscana22%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol22%
Marche22%
Lazio22%
Lombardia22%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
5
Provincia PA
Fasano
4
Provincia BR
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Avellino
3
Provincia AV
Reggio di Calabria
3
Provincia RC
Ripa Teatina
3
Provincia CH
Cirigliano
3
Provincia MT
Strambino
2
Provincia TO
Bonea
2
Provincia BN
Capitignano
2
Provincia AQ
Asti
2
Provincia AT
Bagni di Lucca
2
Provincia LU
Riccia
2
Provincia CB
Mongardino
2
Provincia AT
Torino
2
Provincia TO

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	5
Fasano	BR	4
Napoli	NA	4
Avellino	AV	3
Reggio di Calabria	RC	3
Ripa Teatina	CH	3
Cirigliano	MT	3
Strambino	TO	2
Bonea	BN	2
Capitignano	AQ	2
Asti	AT	2
Bagni di Lucca	LU	2
Riccia	CB	2
Mongardino	AT	2
Torino	TO	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Nicola on Wikipedia

Beniamino Nicola
IT
1879 · Torino
Andrea Nicola
IT
1881 · Torino
Mario Nicola
IT
1882 · Torino
Giovanni Nicola
1896 · Caravaggio
Antonio Nicola
1928 · Casalgrasso
Davide Nicola
EN IT
1973 · Luserna San Giovanni
Chiara Nicola
IT
1983 · Biella

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Beniamino Nicola	1879	Torino	IT
Andrea Nicola	1881	Torino	IT
Mario Nicola	1882	Torino	IT
Giovanni Nicola	1896	Caravaggio
Antonio Nicola	1928	Casalgrasso
Davide Nicola	1973	Luserna San Giovanni	EN IT
Chiara Nicola	1983	Biella	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 nicola

167 US arrivals

De nicola

131 US arrivals

Lo nicola

1 US arrivals

Nicolai

44 US arrivals

Nicolas

8 US arrivals

Nicolao

6 US arrivals

Nicolla

2 US arrivals

Nicolay

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 Nicola.

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