Cognome

Palma

The strongest concentration of Palma in US arrival records points to Campania, with 152 of 351 arrivals (43 percent) originating there.

351

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

151

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 351

Top regione

Campania

152 of 351
43 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 15

15 to 46

46+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Campania15243%
Sicilia6519%
Abruzzo3911%
Lazio247%
Calabria206%
Molise144%
Puglia103%
Lombardia72%
Basilicata72%
Piemonte41%
Toscana31%
Emilia-Romagna31%
Marche21%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Montevago
21
Provincia AG
Marigliano
18
Provincia NA
Moiano
16
Provincia BN
Luco dei Marsi
14
Provincia AQ
Patrica
9
Provincia FR
Rutino
9
Provincia SA
Caserta
8
Provincia CE
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Benevento
7
Provincia BN
Castropignano
7
Provincia CB
Paternopoli
6
Provincia AV
Avellino
5
Provincia AV
Pedivigliano
5
Provincia CS
Camporeale
5
Provincia PA
Vizzini
5
Provincia CT

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Montevago	AG	21
Marigliano	NA	18
Moiano	BN	16
Luco dei Marsi	AQ	14
Patrica	FR	9
Rutino	SA	9
Caserta	CE	8
Napoli	NA	7
Benevento	BN	7
Castropignano	CB	7
Paternopoli	AV	6
Avellino	AV	5
Pedivigliano	CS	5
Camporeale	PA	5
Vizzini	CT	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Palma on Wikipedia

Antonio Palma
1515 · Serina
Biagio Palma
1577 · Fara in Sabina
Felice Palma
IT
1583 · Massa
Carlo Palma
IT
1643 · Urbino
Andrea Palma
EN IT
1644 · Trapani
Eustachio Palma
IT
1676 · Urbino
Michele Palma
IT
1689 · Napoli
Nicolò Palma
IT
1694 · Trapani
Silvestro Palma
EN IT
1754 · Barano d'Ischia
Alerino Palma
IT
1776 · Rivarolo Canavese
Niccola Palma
IT
1777 · Campli
Giovanni Battista Palma
1791 · Roma
Luigi Palma di Cesnola
EN IT
1832 · Rivarolo Canavese
Ferdinando Palma
1869 · Napoli
Bruno Palma
IT
1911 · Milano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Antonio Palma	1515	Serina
Biagio Palma	1577	Fara in Sabina
Felice Palma	1583	Massa	IT
Carlo Palma	1643	Urbino	IT
Andrea Palma	1644	Trapani	EN IT
Eustachio Palma	1676	Urbino	IT
Michele Palma	1689	Napoli	IT
Nicolò Palma	1694	Trapani	IT
Silvestro Palma	1754	Barano d'Ischia	EN IT
Alerino Palma	1776	Rivarolo Canavese	IT
Niccola Palma	1777	Campli	IT
Giovanni Battista Palma	1791	Roma
Luigi Palma di Cesnola	1832	Rivarolo Canavese	EN IT
Ferdinando Palma	1869	Napoli
Bruno Palma	1911	Milano	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 palma

341 US arrivals

De palma

161 US arrivals

Palman

1 US arrivals

Palmao

1 US arrivals

Bdi palma

1 US arrivals

Dio palma

1 US arrivals

Palmara

5 US arrivals

Palmano

3 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 Palma.

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