Cognome

Padula

The strongest concentration of Padula in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 88 of 236 arrivals (37 percent) originating there.

236

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 236

Top regione

Basilicata

88 of 236
37 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 9

9 to 26

26+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Basilicata8837%
Molise5825%
Campania2511%
Sicilia136%
Puglia136%
Calabria136%
Lombardia73%
Abruzzo52%
Piemonte52%
Lazio42%
Liguria21%
Marche10%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Frosolone
16
Provincia IS
Montemurro
15
Provincia PZ
Pescolanciano
14
Provincia IS
Potenza
13
Provincia PZ
Spinoso
9
Provincia PZ
Jelsi
8
Provincia CB
Trivigno
8
Provincia PZ
Campobasso
7
Provincia CB
Fornelli
6
Provincia IS
Montescano
5
Provincia PV
Padula
5
Provincia SA
Collecorvino
4
Provincia PE
Stigliano
4
Provincia MT
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Salerno
4
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Frosolone	IS	16
Montemurro	PZ	15
Pescolanciano	IS	14
Potenza	PZ	13
Spinoso	PZ	9
Jelsi	CB	8
Trivigno	PZ	8
Campobasso	CB	7
Fornelli	IS	6
Montescano	PV	5
Padula	SA	5
Collecorvino	PE	4
Stigliano	MT	4
Napoli	NA	4
Salerno	SA	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Padula on Wikipedia

Fortunato Padula
IT
1816 · Napoli
Vincenzo Padula
IT
1819 · Acri
Vincenzo Padula
IT
1831 · Padula
Filomeno Padula
IT
1836 · Padula
Antonio Padula
IT
1858 · Napoli
Fabrizio Padula
IT
1861 · Trivigno
Giovanni Padula
IT
1885 · Matera
Maria Padula
IT
1915 · Montemurro
Pietro Padula
IT
1934 · Brescia
Massimiliano Padula
1978 · Taranto
Carmine Padula
IT
2000 · Foggia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Fortunato Padula	1816	Napoli	IT
Vincenzo Padula	1819	Acri	IT
Vincenzo Padula	1831	Padula	IT
Filomeno Padula	1836	Padula	IT
Antonio Padula	1858	Napoli	IT
Fabrizio Padula	1861	Trivigno	IT
Giovanni Padula	1885	Matera	IT
Maria Padula	1915	Montemurro	IT
Pietro Padula	1934	Brescia	IT
Massimiliano Padula	1978	Taranto
Carmine Padula	2000	Foggia	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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La padula

14 US arrivals

Padulla

7 US arrivals

Padulano

2 US arrivals

Padularo

1 US arrivals

Padulo

33 US arrivals

Paduli

4 US arrivals

Apadula

6 US arrivals

Spadula

2 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 Padula.

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