Cognome

Potenza

The strongest concentration of Potenza in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 83 of 171 arrivals (49 percent) originating there.

171

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 171

Top regione

Basilicata

83 of 171
49 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 25

25+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Basilicata8349%
Puglia3621%
Campania2313%
Calabria74%
Abruzzo74%
Sicilia74%
Molise32%
Piemonte21%
Veneto11%
Lazio11%
Lombardia11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Monte Sant'Angelo
13
Provincia FG
Serre
13
Provincia SA
Picerno
11
Provincia PZ
Stigliano
11
Provincia MT
Pietragalla
9
Provincia PZ
Brindisi
9
Provincia BR
Potenza
8
Provincia PZ
Tito
7
Provincia PZ
Laurenzana
6
Provincia PZ
Fasano
6
Provincia BR
Spinoso
4
Provincia PZ
Cirò
4
Provincia KR
Chieti
4
Provincia CH
Melfi
4
Provincia PZ
Oliveto Lucano
4
Provincia MT

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Monte Sant'Angelo	FG	13
Serre	SA	13
Picerno	PZ	11
Stigliano	MT	11
Pietragalla	PZ	9
Brindisi	BR	9
Potenza	PZ	8
Tito	PZ	7
Laurenzana	PZ	6
Fasano	BR	6
Spinoso	PZ	4
Cirò	KR	4
Chieti	CH	4
Melfi	PZ	4
Oliveto Lucano	MT	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Potenza on Wikipedia

Franco Potenza
IT
1922 · Roma
Antonio Potenza
IT
1935 · Potenza
Domenico Potenza
IT
1937 · Potenza
Jerry Potenza
IT
1960 · Vietri di Potenza
Alessandro Potenza
EN IT
1984 · San Severo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Franco Potenza	1922	Roma	IT
Antonio Potenza	1935	Potenza	IT
Domenico Potenza	1937	Potenza	IT
Jerry Potenza	1960	Vietri di Potenza	IT
Alessandro Potenza	1984	San Severo	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.

Read guide

Potenzano

3 US arrivals

Potenzani

1 US arrivals

Potenzo

2 US arrivals

Potenzie

2 US arrivals

Potenzio

1 US arrivals

Potena

6 US arrivals

Poteno

1 US arrivals

Potenzini

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 Potenza.

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