Cognome

Romani

The strongest concentration of Romani in US arrival records points to Toscana, with 19 of 120 arrivals (16 percent) originating there.

120

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 120

Top regione

Toscana

19 of 120
16 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 2

2 to 6

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Toscana1916%
Marche1815%
Abruzzo1613%
Lazio1513%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia108%
Calabria76%
Sicilia76%
Emilia-Romagna54%
Puglia54%
Campania54%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol43%
Molise33%
Lombardia22%
Veneto22%
Piemonte11%
Basilicata11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Paliano
10
Provincia FR
Teramo
9
Provincia TE
Lucca
8
Provincia LU
Pesaro
8
Provincia PU
Udine
5
Provincia UD
Porto Recanati
4
Provincia MC
Frisanco
4
Provincia PN
Ascoli Piceno
4
Provincia AP
Calliano
3
Provincia TN
Massa
3
Provincia MS
Pieve a Nievole
2
Provincia PT
Sgurgola
2
Provincia FR
Giulianova
2
Provincia TE
Decollatura
2
Provincia CZ
Pescaglia
2
Provincia LU

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Paliano	FR	10
Teramo	TE	9
Lucca	LU	8
Pesaro	PU	8
Udine	UD	5
Porto Recanati	MC	4
Frisanco	PN	4
Ascoli Piceno	AP	4
Calliano	TN	3
Massa	MS	3
Pieve a Nievole	PT	2
Sgurgola	FR	2
Giulianova	TE	2
Decollatura	CZ	2
Pescaglia	LU	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Romani on Wikipedia

Clemente Romani
1708 · Roma
Giovanni Romani
1757 · Casalmaggiore
Stefano Romani
IT
1778 · Pisa
Francesco Romani (medico)
EN IT
1785 · Vasto
Felice Romani
EN IT
1788 · Genova
Pietro Romani
IT
1791 · Roma
Alessandro Romani
IT
1800 · Scansano
Carlo Romani
1824 · Avellino
Tommaso Romani
1828 · Pisa
Fedele Romani
IT
1855 · Colledara
Fratelli Romani
IT
1884 · Torricella Sicura
Romolo Romani
IT
1884 · Milano
Pietro Romani
IT
1885 · Borgo Valsugana
Francesca Romani
1894 · Borgo Valsugana
Mario Romani
EN IT
1907 · Ferrara

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Clemente Romani	1708	Roma
Giovanni Romani	1757	Casalmaggiore
Stefano Romani	1778	Pisa	IT
Francesco Romani (medico)	1785	Vasto	EN IT
Felice Romani	1788	Genova	EN IT
Pietro Romani	1791	Roma	IT
Alessandro Romani	1800	Scansano	IT
Carlo Romani	1824	Avellino
Tommaso Romani	1828	Pisa
Fedele Romani	1855	Colledara	IT
Fratelli Romani	1884	Torricella Sicura	IT
Romolo Romani	1884	Milano	IT
Pietro Romani	1885	Borgo Valsugana	IT
Francesca Romani	1894	Borgo Valsugana
Mario Romani	1907	Ferrara	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.

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Romanini

12 US arrivals

Romania

9 US arrivals

Romanni

3 US arrivals

Romanin

2 US arrivals

Romanis

1 US arrivals

San romani

1 US arrivals

Roman

16 US arrivals

Romaniel

2 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 Romani.

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