Cognome

Piano

The strongest concentration of Piano in US arrival records points to Campania, with 24 of 102 arrivals (24 percent) originating there.

102

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 102

Top regione

Campania

24 of 102
24 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 2

2 to 7

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Campania2424%
Molise2020%
Calabria1212%
Basilicata1010%
Piemonte88%
Sicilia66%
Liguria55%
Abruzzo44%
Emilia-Romagna33%
Puglia33%
Toscana22%
Lombardia22%
Sardegna11%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Lazio11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Campobasso
16
Provincia CB
Laurenzana
7
Provincia PZ
Torino
6
Provincia TO
Roccavignale
4
Provincia SV
Ripalimosani
3
Provincia CB
Cosenza
3
Provincia CS
Venasca
2
Provincia CN
Napoli
2
Provincia NA
Aprigliano
2
Provincia CS
Grottolella
2
Provincia AV
Avellino
2
Provincia AV
Sant'Angelo a Fasanella
2
Provincia SA
Sarno
2
Provincia SA
Soragna
2
Provincia PR
Serino
2
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Campobasso	CB	16
Laurenzana	PZ	7
Torino	TO	6
Roccavignale	SV	4
Ripalimosani	CB	3
Cosenza	CS	3
Venasca	CN	2
Napoli	NA	2
Aprigliano	CS	2
Grottolella	AV	2
Avellino	AV	2
Sant'Angelo a Fasanella	SA	2
Sarno	SA	2
Soragna	PR	2
Serino	AV	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Piano on Wikipedia

Vincenzo Piano Mortari
1924 · Barletta
Renzo Piano
EN IT
1937 · Genova
Stefano Piano
IT
1941 · Silvano d'Orba
Rosellina Piano
IT
1947 · Asti
Samanta Piano
1980 · Salerno
Valeria Piano
1983 · Campobasso
Matteo Piano
EN IT
1990 · Asti

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Vincenzo Piano Mortari	1924	Barletta
Renzo Piano	1937	Genova	EN IT
Stefano Piano	1941	Silvano d'Orba	IT
Rosellina Piano	1947	Asti	IT
Samanta Piano	1980	Salerno
Valeria Piano	1983	Campobasso
Matteo Piano	1990	Asti	EN 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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Pianpiano

3 US arrivals

Pianano

2 US arrivals

Pianopiano

1 US arrivals

De piano

28 US arrivals

Piampiano

23 US arrivals

Di piano

20 US arrivals

Lo piano

10 US arrivals

Pimpiano

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 Piano.

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