Cognome

Penna

The strongest concentration of Penna in US arrival records points to Campania, with 77 of 174 arrivals (44 percent) originating there.

174

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 174

Top regione

Campania

77 of 174
44 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Campania7744%
Calabria3420%
Sicilia1810%
Piemonte106%
Abruzzo63%
Lazio53%
Liguria32%
Emilia-Romagna32%
Lombardia32%
Marche32%
Molise32%
Puglia32%
Sardegna21%
Basilicata21%
Umbria11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Polia
19
Provincia VV
Marigliano
16
Provincia NA
Salerno
8
Provincia SA
Ceppaloni
5
Provincia BN
Torino
5
Provincia TO
Torre Le Nocelle
5
Provincia AV
San Roberto
4
Provincia RC
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Rocca d'Arazzo
3
Provincia AT
Vasto
3
Provincia CH
Reggio di Calabria
3
Provincia RC
Castro dei Volsci
3
Provincia FR
Montedoro
3
Provincia CL
San Giuseppe Vesuviano
3
Provincia NA
Sassari
2
Provincia SS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Polia	VV	19
Marigliano	NA	16
Salerno	SA	8
Ceppaloni	BN	5
Torino	TO	5
Torre Le Nocelle	AV	5
San Roberto	RC	4
Napoli	NA	4
Rocca d'Arazzo	AT	3
Vasto	CH	3
Reggio di Calabria	RC	3
Castro dei Volsci	FR	3
Montedoro	CL	3
San Giuseppe Vesuviano	NA	3
Sassari	SS	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Penna on Wikipedia

Cesare Penna
IT
1607 · Lecce
Lorenzo Penna
IT
1613 · Bologna
Carlo Penna
IT
1673 · Camasco
Agostino Penna
IT
1728 · Roma
Guglielmo Penna
1851 · Ragusa
Giovanni Penna
IT
1855 · Asti
Francesco Mormina Penna
1860 · Scicli
Roberto Penna
EN IT
1886 · Alessandria
Sandro Penna
EN IT
1906 · Perugia
Ottavia Penna Buscemi
EN IT
1907 · Caltagirone
Toney Penna
EN IT
1908 · Napoli
Angelo Penna
IT
1917 · Pereto
Gesualdo Penna
EN
1924 · Reggio Calabria
Elisa Penna
IT
1930 · Cusano Milanino
Romano Penna
IT
1937 · Castiglione Tinella

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Cesare Penna	1607	Lecce	IT
Lorenzo Penna	1613	Bologna	IT
Carlo Penna	1673	Camasco	IT
Agostino Penna	1728	Roma	IT
Guglielmo Penna	1851	Ragusa
Giovanni Penna	1855	Asti	IT
Francesco Mormina Penna	1860	Scicli
Roberto Penna	1886	Alessandria	EN IT
Sandro Penna	1906	Perugia	EN IT
Ottavia Penna Buscemi	1907	Caltagirone	EN IT
Toney Penna	1908	Napoli	EN IT
Angelo Penna	1917	Pereto	IT
Gesualdo Penna	1924	Reggio Calabria	EN
Elisa Penna	1930	Cusano Milanino	IT
Romano Penna	1937	Castiglione Tinella	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 penna

33 US arrivals

Di penna

5 US arrivals

Li penna

3 US arrivals

Lo penna

3 US arrivals

Pennai

2 US arrivals

Pena

10 US arrivals

Penn

1 US arrivals

Pennato

4 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 Penna.

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