Cognome

Oliva

The strongest concentration of Oliva in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 131 of 396 arrivals (33 percent) originating there.

396

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

154

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 396

Top regione

Sicilia

131 of 396
33 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 13

13 to 39

39+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Sicilia13133%
Campania12431%
Calabria4511%
Basilicata256%
Puglia144%
Liguria133%
Lombardia133%
Marche92%
Molise51%
Abruzzo51%
Piemonte41%
Lazio41%
Veneto31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Messina
36
Provincia ME
Palermo
31
Provincia PA
Milazzo
19
Provincia ME
Cesa
18
Provincia CE
Boscoreale
12
Provincia NA
Fano
9
Provincia PU
Neirone
9
Provincia GE
Napoli
8
Provincia NA
Marineo
6
Provincia PA
Besnate
6
Provincia VA
Montescaglioso
6
Provincia MT
Montesarchio
6
Provincia BN
Siracusa
6
Provincia SR
Casandrino
5
Provincia NA
Nocera Inferiore
5
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Messina	ME	36
Palermo	PA	31
Milazzo	ME	19
Cesa	CE	18
Boscoreale	NA	12
Fano	PU	9
Neirone	GE	9
Napoli	NA	8
Marineo	PA	6
Besnate	VA	6
Montescaglioso	MT	6
Montesarchio	BN	6
Siracusa	SR	6
Casandrino	NA	5
Nocera Inferiore	SA	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Oliva on Wikipedia

Alessandro Oliva
EN IT
1407 · Sassoferrato
Ambrogio Oliva
IT
1550 · Trino
Joan Anello Oliva
IT
1574 · Napoli
Giovanni Paolo Oliva
EN IT
1600 · Genova
Nicola Oliva
EN
1617 · Siena
Antonio Oliva
IT
1624 · Reggio Calabria
Ignazio Oliva
EN
1650 · Orta di Atella
Giovanni Oliva
1689 · Rovigo
Domenico Simeone Oliva
IT
1783 · Tursi
Francesco Oliva
IT
1807 · Napoli
Filippo Oliva
IT
1814 · Palmi
Laura Beatrice Oliva
EN IT
1821 · Napoli
Gaetano Oliva
1843 · Messina
Giovanni Oliva
1852 · Trieste
Domenico Oliva
IT
1860 · Torino

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Alessandro Oliva	1407	Sassoferrato	EN IT
Ambrogio Oliva	1550	Trino	IT
Joan Anello Oliva	1574	Napoli	IT
Giovanni Paolo Oliva	1600	Genova	EN IT
Nicola Oliva	1617	Siena	EN
Antonio Oliva	1624	Reggio Calabria	IT
Ignazio Oliva	1650	Orta di Atella	EN
Giovanni Oliva	1689	Rovigo
Domenico Simeone Oliva	1783	Tursi	IT
Francesco Oliva	1807	Napoli	IT
Filippo Oliva	1814	Palmi	IT
Laura Beatrice Oliva	1821	Napoli	EN IT
Gaetano Oliva	1843	Messina
Giovanni Oliva	1852	Trieste
Domenico Oliva	1860	Torino	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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D oliva

1 US arrivals

Olivari

31 US arrivals

Olivaro

4 US arrivals

Olivadi

3 US arrivals

Olivare

2 US arrivals

Olivani

1 US arrivals

Olivano

1 US arrivals

Olivo

61 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 Oliva.

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