Cognome

Pepe

The strongest concentration of Pepe in US arrival records points to Campania, with 379 of 697 arrivals (54 percent) originating there.

697

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

222

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 697

Top regione

Campania

379 of 697
54 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 11

11 to 38

38 to 114

114+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Campania37954%
Basilicata10916%
Sicilia649%
Puglia477%
Calabria233%
Molise193%
Abruzzo172%
Lazio152%
Piemonte71%
Veneto41%
Marche30%
Umbria20%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol20%
Emilia-Romagna20%
Liguria10%
Toscana10%
Lombardia10%
Sardegna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Salerno
36
Provincia SA
Nocera Superiore
28
Provincia SA
Napoli
27
Provincia NA
Pagani
25
Provincia SA
Bellosguardo
23
Provincia SA
Potenza
18
Provincia PZ
Muro Lucano
17
Provincia PZ
Bonito
16
Provincia AV
Forenza
15
Provincia PZ
Caggiano
14
Provincia SA
Nusco
14
Provincia AV
Eboli
11
Provincia SA
Bitetto
11
Provincia BA
Anzi
11
Provincia PZ
San Bartolomeo in Galdo
10
Provincia BN

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Salerno	SA	36
Nocera Superiore	SA	28
Napoli	NA	27
Pagani	SA	25
Bellosguardo	SA	23
Potenza	PZ	18
Muro Lucano	PZ	17
Bonito	AV	16
Forenza	PZ	15
Caggiano	SA	14
Nusco	AV	14
Eboli	SA	11
Bitetto	BA	11
Anzi	PZ	11
San Bartolomeo in Galdo	BN	10

Persone notevoli

Notable Pepe on Wikipedia

Stefano Pepe
1613 · Reggio Calabria
Florestano Pepe
EN IT
1778 · Squillace
Gabriele Pepe
EN IT
1779 · Civitacampomarano
Guglielmo Pepe
EN IT
1783 · Squillace
Marcello Pepe
1816 · Civitacampomarano
Ludovico Pepe
IT
1853 · Ostuni
Gabriele Pepe
IT
1896 · Civitacampomarano
Gabriele Pepe
IT
1899 · Monopoli
Nico Pepe
EN IT
1907 · Udine
Giuseppe Pepe
IT
1908 · Foggia
Luigi Pepe Diaz
IT
1909 · Napoli
Clara Auteri
EN IT
1918 · Caltagirone
Mario Pepe
IT
1941 · San Giorgio del Sannio
Antonio Pepe
IT
1946 · Foggia
Luigi Pepe
IT
1946 · Acquarica del Capo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Stefano Pepe	1613	Reggio Calabria
Florestano Pepe	1778	Squillace	EN IT
Gabriele Pepe	1779	Civitacampomarano	EN IT
Guglielmo Pepe	1783	Squillace	EN IT
Marcello Pepe	1816	Civitacampomarano
Ludovico Pepe	1853	Ostuni	IT
Gabriele Pepe	1896	Civitacampomarano	IT
Gabriele Pepe	1899	Monopoli	IT
Nico Pepe	1907	Udine	EN IT
Giuseppe Pepe	1908	Foggia	IT
Luigi Pepe Diaz	1909	Napoli	IT
Clara Auteri	1918	Caltagirone	EN IT
Mario Pepe	1941	San Giorgio del Sannio	IT
Antonio Pepe	1946	Foggia	IT
Luigi Pepe	1946	Acquarica del Capo	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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Pepepe

1 US arrivals

Peppe

10 US arrivals

Del pepe

1 US arrivals

Peperni

1 US arrivals

Pepi

26 US arrivals

Pepo

9 US arrivals

Pepa

7 US arrivals

Pepe piccolo

1 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 Pepe.

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