Cognome

Papa

The strongest concentration of Papa in US arrival records points to Campania, with 270 of 554 arrivals (49 percent) originating there.

554

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

180

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 554

Top regione

Campania

270 of 554
49 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 8

8 to 27

27 to 81

81+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Campania27049%
Sicilia8716%
Lazio5310%
Calabria346%
Puglia346%
Abruzzo224%
Molise214%
Basilicata163%
Piemonte51%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol41%
Marche31%
Liguria20%
Veneto10%
Toscana10%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Napoli
25
Provincia NA
Forchia
20
Provincia BN
Caserta
15
Provincia CE
Brognaturo
13
Provincia VV
San Fele
13
Provincia PZ
Senerchia
12
Provincia AV
Marigliano
12
Provincia NA
Foggia
11
Provincia FG
Arpaise
11
Provincia BN
Recale
11
Provincia CE
Verbicaro
10
Provincia CS
Fondi
10
Provincia LT
Avellino
10
Provincia AV
Cefalù
10
Provincia PA
Pontecorvo
9
Provincia FR

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Napoli	NA	25
Forchia	BN	20
Caserta	CE	15
Brognaturo	VV	13
San Fele	PZ	13
Senerchia	AV	12
Marigliano	NA	12
Foggia	FG	11
Arpaise	BN	11
Recale	CE	11
Verbicaro	CS	10
Fondi	LT	10
Avellino	AV	10
Cefalù	PA	10
Pontecorvo	FR	9

Persone notevoli

Notable Papa on Wikipedia

Carlo Papa
1825 · Modica
Giovannina Papa
1828 · Napoli
Ulisse Papa
1844 · Desenzano del Garda
Dario Papa
IT
1846 · Rovereto
Pasquale Papa
1860 · Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Achille Papa
IT
1863 · Desenzano del Garda
Francesco Brach Papa
IT
1891 · Corio
Francesco Papa
IT
1895 · Bari
Nicola Papa
IT
1897 · Bari
Venerino Papa
IT
1898 · Milano
Gualtieri di San Lazzaro
EN IT
1904 · Catania
Tommaso Papa
IT
1907 · Alcamo
Gaspare Papa
IT
1915 · Grosseto
Gennaro Papa
EN IT
1925 · Montesarchio
Benigno Luigi Papa
EN IT
1935 · Spongano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Carlo Papa	1825	Modica
Giovannina Papa	1828	Napoli
Ulisse Papa	1844	Desenzano del Garda
Dario Papa	1846	Rovereto	IT
Pasquale Papa	1860	Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Achille Papa	1863	Desenzano del Garda	IT
Francesco Brach Papa	1891	Corio	IT
Francesco Papa	1895	Bari	IT
Nicola Papa	1897	Bari	IT
Venerino Papa	1898	Milano	IT
Gualtieri di San Lazzaro	1904	Catania	EN IT
Tommaso Papa	1907	Alcamo	IT
Gaspare Papa	1915	Grosseto	IT
Gennaro Papa	1925	Montesarchio	EN IT
Benigno Luigi Papa	1935	Spongano	EN 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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Lo papa

4 US arrivals

Lu papa

1 US arrivals

2 US arrivals

Pappa

17 US arrivals

Papal

1 US arrivals

Del papa

24 US arrivals

Dal papa

1 US arrivals

Papale

66 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 Papa.

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