Cognome

Pesce

The strongest concentration of Pesce in US arrival records points to Campania, with 88 of 208 arrivals (42 percent) originating there.

208

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 208

Top regione

Campania

88 of 208
42 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 9

9 to 26

26+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Campania8842%
Puglia2813%
Basilicata2010%
Calabria199%
Abruzzo136%
Liguria126%
Emilia-Romagna52%
Lazio42%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol31%
Lombardia31%
Piemonte31%
Sicilia31%
Umbria21%
Molise21%
Toscana21%
Marche10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Pontelandolfo
20
Provincia BN
Siano
15
Provincia SA
Toritto
10
Provincia BA
Santa Maria a Vico
7
Provincia CE
Colobraro
6
Provincia MT
Bari
6
Provincia BA
Caserta
5
Provincia CE
Genova
5
Provincia GE
Melfi
5
Provincia PZ
Vico Equense
5
Provincia NA
Binetto
4
Provincia BA
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
San Fele
4
Provincia PZ
San Lorenzo
4
Provincia RC
Catignano
4
Provincia PE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Pontelandolfo	BN	20
Siano	SA	15
Toritto	BA	10
Santa Maria a Vico	CE	7
Colobraro	MT	6
Bari	BA	6
Caserta	CE	5
Genova	GE	5
Melfi	PZ	5
Vico Equense	NA	5
Binetto	BA	4
Napoli	NA	4
San Fele	PZ	4
San Lorenzo	RC	4
Catignano	PE	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Pesce on Wikipedia

Agatuccia Pesce
1350 · Catania
Luigi Pesce
EN
1828 · Napoli
Carlo Pesce
IT
1860 · Lagonegro
Benvenuto Pesce Maineri
EN IT
1865 · Genova
Rosalina Pesce
1885 · Frattone
Edvige Pesce Gorini
IT
1890 · Sellano
Franco Pesce
EN IT
1890 · Napoli
Celestino Pesce
1900 · Gallinaro
Gennaro Pesce
IT
1902 · Napoli
Santi Pesce
1909 · Motta Sant'Anastasia
Domenico Pesce
IT
1913 · Torre Le Nocelle
Sergio Pesce
EN IT
1916 · Napoli
Giovanni Pesce
EN IT
1918 · Visone
Achille Pesce
IT
1919 · Predosa
Giuseppe Pesce
IT
1920 · Alessandria

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Agatuccia Pesce	1350	Catania
Luigi Pesce	1828	Napoli	EN
Carlo Pesce	1860	Lagonegro	IT
Benvenuto Pesce Maineri	1865	Genova	EN IT
Rosalina Pesce	1885	Frattone
Edvige Pesce Gorini	1890	Sellano	IT
Franco Pesce	1890	Napoli	EN IT
Celestino Pesce	1900	Gallinaro
Gennaro Pesce	1902	Napoli	IT
Santi Pesce	1909	Motta Sant'Anastasia
Domenico Pesce	1913	Torre Le Nocelle	IT
Sergio Pesce	1916	Napoli	EN IT
Giovanni Pesce	1918	Visone	EN IT
Achille Pesce	1919	Predosa	IT
Giuseppe Pesce	1920	Alessandria	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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De pesce

1 US arrivals

Del pesce

4 US arrivals

Pescera

1 US arrivals

Pesci

51 US arrivals

Pesco

35 US arrivals

Pesca

16 US arrivals

Pescetta

2 US arrivals

Pescetto

2 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 Pesce.

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