Cognome

Porcelli

The strongest concentration of Porcelli in US arrival records points to Campania, with 56 of 131 arrivals (43 percent) originating there.

131

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 131

Top regione

Campania

56 of 131
43 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 17

17+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Campania5643%
Sicilia2519%
Lazio129%
Puglia129%
Calabria65%
Molise54%
Abruzzo54%
Liguria32%
Piemonte22%
Lombardia11%
Veneto11%
Basilicata11%
Marche11%
Emilia-Romagna11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Apice
18
Provincia BN
Palermo
11
Provincia PA
Bassiano
9
Provincia LT
Raviscanina
6
Provincia CE
Rutigliano
5
Provincia BA
Pozzilli
5
Provincia IS
Laviano
5
Provincia SA
Senerchia
3
Provincia AV
Castelbuono
3
Provincia PA
Marigliano
3
Provincia NA
Nusco
3
Provincia AV
Ventimiglia
3
Provincia IM
Saviano
3
Provincia NA
Marsala
2
Provincia TP
Bovino
2
Provincia FG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Apice	BN	18
Palermo	PA	11
Bassiano	LT	9
Raviscanina	CE	6
Rutigliano	BA	5
Pozzilli	IS	5
Laviano	SA	5
Senerchia	AV	3
Castelbuono	PA	3
Marigliano	NA	3
Nusco	AV	3
Ventimiglia	IM	3
Saviano	NA	3
Marsala	TP	2
Bovino	FG	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Porcelli on Wikipedia

Alfred Porcelli
1849 · Palermo
Giovanni Tacci Porcelli
EN IT
1863 · Mogliano
Pietro Porcelli
EN
1872 · Bisceglie
Nicola Porcelli
IT
1911 · Napoli
Tullio Porcelli
IT
1914 · Napoli
Tommaso Porcelli
IT
1916 · Bari
Bruno Porcelli
IT
1919 · Tortona
Bruno Porcelli
1932 · Roma
Gianfranco Porcelli
IT
1941 · Milano
Filippo Porcelli
IT
1956 · Catanzaro
Daniela Porcelli
EN IT
1961 · Cagliari
Stefano Porcelli
1982 · Roma
Alessandro Porcelli
IT
1995 · Terlizzi

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Alfred Porcelli	1849	Palermo
Giovanni Tacci Porcelli	1863	Mogliano	EN IT
Pietro Porcelli	1872	Bisceglie	EN
Nicola Porcelli	1911	Napoli	IT
Tullio Porcelli	1914	Napoli	IT
Tommaso Porcelli	1916	Bari	IT
Bruno Porcelli	1919	Tortona	IT
Bruno Porcelli	1932	Roma
Gianfranco Porcelli	1941	Milano	IT
Filippo Porcelli	1956	Catanzaro	IT
Daniela Porcelli	1961	Cagliari	EN IT
Stefano Porcelli	1982	Roma
Alessandro Porcelli	1995	Terlizzi	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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Porcellini

24 US arrivals

Porcellina

2 US arrivals

Porcellino

2 US arrivals

Porcello

39 US arrivals

Porcella

13 US arrivals

Porcelle

1 US arrivals

Pisani-porcelli

3 US arrivals

Porcielli

5 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 Porcelli.

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