Cognome
Padovan
The strongest concentration of Padovan in US arrival records points to Veneto, with 1 of 2 arrivals (50 percent) originating there.
2
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
2
Comuni of
origin
2
Regioni
represented
14
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Veneto
1 of 2
50 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Padovan line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Padovan arrivals came from Veneto, most often from the provincia of Belluno. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Padovan from Veneto
Most often from Belluno (BL)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Padovan on Wikipedia
Giglio Padovan
1836 · Trieste
Guglielmo Padovan
1859 · Trieste
Adolfo Padovan
IT1869 · Luino
Giuseppe Padovan
1883 · Trieste
Antonietta Caterina Padovan
1899 · Osoppo
Battista Padovan
IT1911 · Busto Arsizio
Martino Padovan
IT1922 · Merano
Renato Padovan
IT1934 · Venezia
1955 · Conegliano
Giancarlo Padovan
IT1958 · Cittadella
Franka Padovan
1966 · Gorizia
Gaia Padovan
IT1980 · Padova
1987 · Venezia
1994 · Torino
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giglio Padovan | 1836 | Trieste | |
| Guglielmo Padovan | 1859 | Trieste | |
| Adolfo Padovan | 1869 | Luino | IT |
| Giuseppe Padovan | 1883 | Trieste | |
| Antonietta Caterina Padovan | 1899 | Osoppo | |
| Battista Padovan | 1911 | Busto Arsizio | IT |
| Martino Padovan | 1922 | Merano | IT |
| Renato Padovan | 1934 | Venezia | IT |
| Fabio Padovan | 1955 | Conegliano | ENIT |
| Giancarlo Padovan | 1958 | Cittadella | IT |
| Franka Padovan | 1966 | Gorizia | |
| Gaia Padovan | 1980 | Padova | IT |
| Antonio Padovan | 1987 | Venezia | ENIT |
| Stefano Padovan | 1994 | Torino | ENIT |
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.
Padovano
76 US arrivals
Padovani
32 US arrivals
Padovana
4 US arrivals
Padovania
1 US arrivals
Padovanese
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 Padovan.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Padovan was recorded between 1830 and 1912.