Cognome

Paradiso

The strongest concentration of Paradiso in US arrival records points to Campania, with 95 of 261 arrivals (36 percent) originating there.

261

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

104

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 261

Top regione

Campania

95 of 261
36 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 29

29+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Campania9536%
Basilicata6224%
Sicilia3714%
Puglia2811%
Calabria156%
Molise73%
Abruzzo52%
Lombardia31%
Marche31%
Liguria10%
Piemonte10%
Sardegna10%
Veneto10%
Umbria10%
Toscana10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Campagna
21
Provincia SA
Casalbore
18
Provincia AV
Tricarico
17
Provincia MT
Pietrelcina
10
Provincia BN
Salandra
7
Provincia MT
Conversano
7
Provincia BA
San Bartolomeo in Galdo
7
Provincia BN
Gangi
6
Provincia PA
Marsico Nuovo
6
Provincia PZ
San Mauro Forte
5
Provincia MT
San Giorgio La Molara
5
Provincia BN
Davoli
4
Provincia CZ
Salerno
4
Provincia SA
Petralia Soprana
4
Provincia PA
Chiaromonte
4
Provincia PZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Campagna	SA	21
Casalbore	AV	18
Tricarico	MT	17
Pietrelcina	BN	10
Salandra	MT	7
Conversano	BA	7
San Bartolomeo in Galdo	BN	7
Gangi	PA	6
Marsico Nuovo	PZ	6
San Mauro Forte	MT	5
San Giorgio La Molara	BN	5
Davoli	CZ	4
Salerno	SA	4
Petralia Soprana	PA	4
Chiaromonte	PZ	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Paradiso on Wikipedia

Giuseppe Stanislao Paradiso
1747 · Cagliari
Felice Paradiso
IT
1896 · Acireale
Lorenzo Paradiso
IT
1907 · Taranto
Sebastiano Paradiso
IT
1914 · Accettura
Antonio Paradiso
IT
1936 · Santeramo in Colle
Vito Paradiso
IT
1942 · Rapolla
Michele Paradiso
IT
1945 · Roma
Massimo Paradiso
1949 · Palermo
Marcello Paradiso
IT
1953 · Colletorto
Maurizia Paradiso
IT
1955 · Milano
Claudio Paradiso
IT
1960 · Roma
Amerigo Paradiso
EN IT
1962 · Milano
Antonio Paradiso
1965 · San Nicandro Garganico
Massimo Paradiso
EN
1968 · Vico Equense
Angelo Paradiso
EN IT
1977 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giuseppe Stanislao Paradiso	1747	Cagliari
Felice Paradiso	1896	Acireale	IT
Lorenzo Paradiso	1907	Taranto	IT
Sebastiano Paradiso	1914	Accettura	IT
Antonio Paradiso	1936	Santeramo in Colle	IT
Vito Paradiso	1942	Rapolla	IT
Michele Paradiso	1945	Roma	IT
Massimo Paradiso	1949	Palermo
Marcello Paradiso	1953	Colletorto	IT
Maurizia Paradiso	1955	Milano	IT
Claudio Paradiso	1960	Roma	IT
Amerigo Paradiso	1962	Milano	EN IT
Antonio Paradiso	1965	San Nicandro Garganico
Massimo Paradiso	1968	Vico Equense	EN
Angelo Paradiso	1977	Roma	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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Paradiso l

1 US arrivals

Paradis

1 US arrivals

Paradisi

22 US arrivals

Paradisa

6 US arrivals

Paradise

2 US arrivals

Paraiso

1 US arrivals

Paradeso

3 US arrivals

Paradino

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 Paradiso.

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