Cognome

Principe

The strongest concentration of Principe in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 76 of 210 arrivals (36 percent) originating there.

210

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 210

Top regione

Calabria

76 of 210
36 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Calabria7636%
Campania6230%
Puglia4622%
Basilicata73%
Sicilia63%
Molise42%
Abruzzo42%
Piemonte21%
Lombardia10%
Lazio10%
Sardegna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Roccabascerana
27
Provincia AV
Carolei
25
Provincia CS
Troia
21
Provincia FG
Napoli
8
Provincia NA
Dipignano
8
Provincia CS
Manfredonia
7
Provincia FG
San Fele
6
Provincia PZ
Vieste
6
Provincia FG
San Fili
6
Provincia CS
Cosenza
5
Provincia CS
Amantea
4
Provincia CS
Apice
4
Provincia BN
Foggia
4
Provincia FG
Marano Marchesato
3
Provincia CS
Rende
3
Provincia CS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Roccabascerana	AV	27
Carolei	CS	25
Troia	FG	21
Napoli	NA	8
Dipignano	CS	8
Manfredonia	FG	7
San Fele	PZ	6
Vieste	FG	6
San Fili	CS	6
Cosenza	CS	5
Amantea	CS	4
Apice	BN	4
Foggia	FG	4
Marano Marchesato	CS	3
Rende	CS	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Principe on Wikipedia

Giovanni Principe
IT
1913 · Portici
Francesco Principe
IT
1918 · Rende
Albino Principe
IT
1920 · Napoli
Quirino Principe
EN IT
1935 · Gorizia
Sandro Principe
IT
1949 · Rende
Salvatore Principe
1984 · Napoli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Principe	1913	Portici	IT
Francesco Principe	1918	Rende	IT
Albino Principe	1920	Napoli	IT
Quirino Principe	1935	Gorizia	EN IT
Sandro Principe	1949	Rende	IT
Salvatore Principe	1984	Napoli

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

De principe

5 US arrivals

Di principe

5 US arrivals

Del principe

16 US arrivals

Principeto

1 US arrivals

Principi

16 US arrivals

Principo

2 US arrivals

Principessa

6 US arrivals

Princi

47 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 Principe.

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