Cognome

Peluso

The strongest concentration of Peluso in US arrival records points to Campania, with 197 of 424 arrivals (46 percent) originating there.

424

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

128

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 424

Top regione

Campania

197 of 424
46 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 6

6 to 20

20 to 59

59+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Campania19746%
Calabria7718%
Molise5413%
Sicilia4611%
Basilicata174%
Puglia113%
Abruzzo113%
Veneto31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol20%
Toscana10%
Liguria10%
Lombardia10%
Lazio10%
Marche10%
Piemonte10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sepino
27
Provincia CB
Cimitile
26
Provincia NA
Lago
25
Provincia CS
Napoli
19
Provincia NA
Mendicino
16
Provincia CS
Lipari
16
Provincia ME
Caserta
13
Provincia CE
Palma Campania
13
Provincia NA
Baiano
12
Provincia AV
Apice
10
Provincia BN
Lauro
10
Provincia AV
Augusta
10
Provincia SR
Pietracatella
9
Provincia CB
San Giovanni in Fiore
9
Provincia CS
Sarno
9
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sepino	CB	27
Cimitile	NA	26
Lago	CS	25
Napoli	NA	19
Mendicino	CS	16
Lipari	ME	16
Caserta	CE	13
Palma Campania	NA	13
Baiano	AV	12
Apice	BN	10
Lauro	AV	10
Augusta	SR	10
Pietracatella	CB	9
San Giovanni in Fiore	CS	9
Sarno	SA	9

Persone notevoli

Notable Peluso on Wikipedia

Francesco Peluso
1836 · Napoli
Edmondo Peluso
IT
1882 · Napoli
Umile Francesco Peluso
IT
1915 · Luzzi
Attilio Peluso
IT
1936 · Sesto Campano
Vincenzo Piluso
1962 · Salerno
Vincenzo Peluso
IT
1968 · Napoli
Federico Peluso
EN IT
1984 · Roma
Maurizio Peluso
EN
1985 · Taranto
Fotinì Peluso
EN IT
1999 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Francesco Peluso	1836	Napoli
Edmondo Peluso	1882	Napoli	IT
Umile Francesco Peluso	1915	Luzzi	IT
Attilio Peluso	1936	Sesto Campano	IT
Vincenzo Piluso	1962	Salerno
Vincenzo Peluso	1968	Napoli	IT
Federico Peluso	1984	Roma	EN IT
Maurizio Peluso	1985	Taranto	EN
Fotinì Peluso	1999	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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Pelusso

3 US arrivals

Pelluso

2 US arrivals

Pelusi

18 US arrivals

Pelusa

10 US arrivals

Pelusio

7 US arrivals

Pelusci

2 US arrivals

Perluso

1 US arrivals

Peluso melillo

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 Peluso.

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