Cognome
Piani
The strongest concentration of Piani in US arrival records points to Marche, with 2 of 8 arrivals (25 percent) originating there.
8
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
8
Comuni of
origin
7
Regioni
represented
9
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Marche
2 of 8
25 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Piani line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Piani arrivals came from Marche, most often from the provincia of Macerata. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Piani from Marche
Most often from Macerata (MC)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Piani on Wikipedia
Giovanni Antonio Piani
1678 · Napoli
Pietro Piani
IT1770 · Faenza
Guglielmo Piani
EN1875 · Martinengo
Orlando Piani
1893 · Modigliana
Alfredo Piani
IT1903 · Palmanova
Dante Piani
IT1921 · Udine
Lorenzo Piani
IT1944 · Monfalcone
1955 · Giulianova
Stefano Piani
IT1965 · Imola
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Antonio Piani | 1678 | Napoli | |
| Pietro Piani | 1770 | Faenza | IT |
| Guglielmo Piani | 1875 | Martinengo | EN |
| Orlando Piani | 1893 | Modigliana | |
| Alfredo Piani | 1903 | Palmanova | IT |
| Dante Piani | 1921 | Udine | IT |
| Lorenzo Piani | 1944 | Monfalcone | IT |
| Lorenzo Piani | 1955 | Giulianova | ENIT |
| Stefano Piani | 1965 | Imola | 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.
Lo piani
1 US arrivals
Pianni
1 US arrivals
Pianisi
7 US arrivals
Papiani
3 US arrivals
Pianise
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 Piani.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Piani was recorded between 1830 and 1912.