Cognome

Ponte

The strongest concentration of Ponte in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 18 of 62 arrivals (29 percent) originating there.

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 62

Top regione

Sicilia

18 of 62
29 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 2

2 to 5

Persone notevoli

Notable Ponte on Wikipedia

Francesco Ponte
IT
1785 · Ceranesi
Gaetano Ponte
IT
1876 · Palagonia
Carlo Ponte
EN IT
1890 · Genova
Salvatore Ponte
IT
1903 · Palermo
Giovanni Ponte
1929 · Campo Ligure
Ernesto Maria Ponte
IT
1968 · Palermo
Stefano Ponte
1968 · Italia
Gabry Ponte
EN IT
1973 · Torino

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Francesco Ponte	1785	Ceranesi	IT
Gaetano Ponte	1876	Palagonia	IT
Carlo Ponte	1890	Genova	EN IT
Salvatore Ponte	1903	Palermo	IT
Giovanni Ponte	1929	Campo Ligure
Ernesto Maria Ponte	1968	Palermo	IT
Stefano Ponte	1968	Italia
Gabry Ponte	1973	Torino	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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De ponte

17 US arrivals

Di ponte

11 US arrivals

Lo ponte

3 US arrivals

Da ponte

2 US arrivals

La ponte

1 US arrivals

Pontet

2 US arrivals

Pontel

1 US arrivals

Del ponte

17 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 Ponte.

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Altomonte
5
Provincia CS
Alcamo
5
Provincia TP
Cosenza
3
Provincia CS
Buccino
2
Provincia SA
Riccia
2
Provincia CB
Triggiano
2
Provincia BA
Ferrandina
2
Provincia MT
Agira
2
Provincia EN
Napoli
2
Provincia NA
Pordenone
2
Provincia PN
Caserta
2
Provincia CE
Benevento
2
Provincia BN
Alessandria
1
Provincia AL
Palermo
1
Provincia PA
Balestrate
1
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Altomonte	CS	5
Alcamo	TP	5
Cosenza	CS	3
Buccino	SA	2
Riccia	CB	2
Triggiano	BA	2
Ferrandina	MT	2
Agira	EN	2
Napoli	NA	2
Pordenone	PN	2
Caserta	CE	2
Benevento	BN	2
Alessandria	AL	1
Palermo	PA	1
Balestrate	PA	1

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