Cognome

Roma

The strongest concentration of Roma in US arrival records points to Lazio, with 45 of 101 arrivals (45 percent) originating there.

101

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 101

Top regione

Lazio

45 of 101
45 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 5

5 to 14

14+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Lazio4545%
Campania2828%
Calabria1111%
Sicilia66%
Basilicata33%
Lombardia22%
Abruzzo22%
Molise22%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Piemonte11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Arnara
25
Provincia FR
Ceccano
9
Provincia FR
Andretta
7
Provincia AV
Roma
5
Provincia RM
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Bisaccia
3
Provincia AV
Amaroni
3
Provincia CZ
Somma Vesuviana
3
Provincia NA
Celleno
3
Provincia VT
Montegiordano
3
Provincia CS
Castroregio
2
Provincia CS
Guardia Lombardi
2
Provincia AV
Catanzaro
2
Provincia CZ
Francolise
2
Provincia CE
Lioni
2
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Arnara	FR	25
Ceccano	FR	9
Andretta	AV	7
Roma	RM	5
Napoli	NA	4
Bisaccia	AV	3
Amaroni	CZ	3
Somma Vesuviana	NA	3
Celleno	VT	3
Montegiordano	CS	3
Castroregio	CS	2
Guardia Lombardi	AV	2
Catanzaro	CZ	2
Francolise	CE	2
Lioni	AV	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Roma on Wikipedia

Giulio Roma
EN IT
1584 · Milano
Enrico Roma
IT
1888 · Roma
Eraldo Da Roma
EN IT
1900 · Roma
Gina Roma
IT
1914 · Vazzola
Giovanni Roma
EN IT
1928 · Tezze di Piave
Giuseppe Roma
IT
1949 · Brindisi
Fausto Roma
IT
1955 · Ceccano
Corrado Roma
IT
1961 · Montesilvano
Giovanni Roma
IT
1963 · Roma
Ivano Roma
IT
1966 · Roma
Filippo Roma
IT
1970 · Roma
Flavio Roma
EN IT
1974 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giulio Roma	1584	Milano	EN IT
Enrico Roma	1888	Roma	IT
Eraldo Da Roma	1900	Roma	EN IT
Gina Roma	1914	Vazzola	IT
Giovanni Roma	1928	Tezze di Piave	EN IT
Giuseppe Roma	1949	Brindisi	IT
Fausto Roma	1955	Ceccano	IT
Corrado Roma	1961	Montesilvano	IT
Giovanni Roma	1963	Roma	IT
Ivano Roma	1966	Roma	IT
Filippo Roma	1970	Roma	IT
Flavio Roma	1974	Roma	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

Di roma

47 US arrivals

De roma

9 US arrivals

La roma

1 US arrivals

Roman

16 US arrivals

Romma

2 US arrivals

Rroma

1 US arrivals

Romano

2,589 US arrivals

Romani

120 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 Roma.

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