Cognome

Perna

The strongest concentration of Perna in US arrival records points to Campania, with 170 of 356 arrivals (48 percent) originating there.

356

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

125

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 356

Top regione

Campania

170 of 356
48 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 17

17 to 51

51+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Campania17048%
Calabria5014%
Sicilia4513%
Molise319%
Puglia185%
Piemonte123%
Abruzzo123%
Lazio51%
Basilicata51%
Lombardia21%
Toscana21%
Veneto21%
Sardegna10%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Serino
38
Provincia AV
Calabritto
23
Provincia AV
Lioni
22
Provincia AV
Cosenza
11
Provincia CS
Rose
11
Provincia CS
Cantalupa
10
Provincia TO
Caserta
10
Provincia CE
Avellino
9
Provincia AV
Scigliano
8
Provincia CS
Terrasini
7
Provincia PA
Palermo
7
Provincia PA
Caccamo
7
Provincia PA
Carolei
6
Provincia CS
Benevento
6
Provincia BN
Alberona
6
Provincia FG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Serino	AV	38
Calabritto	AV	23
Lioni	AV	22
Cosenza	CS	11
Rose	CS	11
Cantalupa	TO	10
Caserta	CE	10
Avellino	AV	9
Scigliano	CS	8
Terrasini	PA	7
Palermo	PA	7
Caccamo	PA	7
Carolei	CS	6
Benevento	BN	6
Alberona	FG	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Perna on Wikipedia

Pietro Perna
EN IT
1519 · Villa Basilica
Amedeo Perna
IT
1875 · Mormanno
Giuseppe Perna
IT
1885 · Regalbuto
Raffaele Perna
1892 · Monte Sant'Angelo
Alfredo Perna
IT
1918 · Reggio Calabria
Edoardo Perna
EN IT
1918 · Roma
Luigi Perna
IT
1921 · Avellino
Claudio Perna
1938 · Milano
Giancarlo Perna
IT
1940 · Roma
Tonino Perna
IT
1947 · Pettoranello del Molise
Luciano Perna
1958 · Napoli
Massimo Perna
1959 · Napoli
Roberto Perna
1965 · Macerata
Armando Perna
EN IT
1981 · Palermo
Fabio Perna
EN
1986 · Milano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Pietro Perna	1519	Villa Basilica	EN IT
Amedeo Perna	1875	Mormanno	IT
Giuseppe Perna	1885	Regalbuto	IT
Raffaele Perna	1892	Monte Sant'Angelo
Alfredo Perna	1918	Reggio Calabria	IT
Edoardo Perna	1918	Roma	EN IT
Luigi Perna	1921	Avellino	IT
Claudio Perna	1938	Milano
Giancarlo Perna	1940	Roma	IT
Tonino Perna	1947	Pettoranello del Molise	IT
Luciano Perna	1958	Napoli
Massimo Perna	1959	Napoli
Roberto Perna	1965	Macerata
Armando Perna	1981	Palermo	EN IT
Fabio Perna	1986	Milano	EN

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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Di perna

33 US arrivals

La perna

12 US arrivals

De perna

2 US arrivals

Lo perna

1 US arrivals

Perrna

1 US arrivals

Pern

1 US arrivals

Pernace

3 US arrivals

Perno

26 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 Perna.

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