Cognome
Possenti
The strongest concentration of Possenti in US arrival records points to Toscana, with 2 of 5 arrivals (40 percent) originating there.
5
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
5
Comuni of
origin
4
Regioni
represented
10
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Toscana
2 of 5
40 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Possenti line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Possenti arrivals came from Toscana, most often from the provincia of Pisa. 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 Possenti from Toscana
Most often from Pisa (PI)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Possenti on Wikipedia
Ippolita Possenti
1664 · Bologna
Carlo Possenti
IT1806 · Milano
1838 · Assisi
Enrico Possenti
1872 · Roma
Eligio Possenti
IT1886 · Milano
Francesco Possenti
IT1899 · Roma
Antonio Possenti
IT1933 · Lucca
Vittorio Possenti
IT1938 · Roma
Andrea Possenti
IT1963 · Treviglio
Marcello Possenti
EN1992 · Bergamo
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ippolita Possenti | 1664 | Bologna | |
| Carlo Possenti | 1806 | Milano | IT |
| Gabriele dell'Addolorata | 1838 | Assisi | ENIT |
| Enrico Possenti | 1872 | Roma | |
| Eligio Possenti | 1886 | Milano | IT |
| Francesco Possenti | 1899 | Roma | IT |
| Antonio Possenti | 1933 | Lucca | IT |
| Vittorio Possenti | 1938 | Roma | IT |
| Andrea Possenti | 1963 | Treviglio | IT |
| Marcello Possenti | 1992 | Bergamo | EN |
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.
Possente
1 US arrivals
Possidenti
1 US arrivals
Cossenti
1 US arrivals
Passenti
1 US arrivals
Possanti
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 Possenti.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Possenti was recorded between 1830 and 1912.