Cognome

Romano

The strongest concentration of Romano in US arrival records points to Campania, with 959 of 2,589 arrivals (37 percent) originating there.

2,589

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

633

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

157

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 2,589

Top regione

Campania

959 of 2,589
37 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 29

29 to 96

96 to 288

288+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

19 regioni represented

Campania95937%
Sicilia53921%
Calabria28011%
Basilicata2439%
Lazio1265%
Abruzzo1144%
Molise1114%
Puglia1004%
Piemonte412%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia151%
Lombardia141%
Toscana110%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol70%
Marche70%
Liguria70%
Emilia-Romagna70%
Veneto40%
Umbria20%
Sardegna20%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
92
Provincia PA
Napoli
87
Provincia NA
Laurenzana
55
Provincia PZ
Monte San Giacomo
50
Provincia SA
Casalduni
42
Provincia BN
Saviano
31
Provincia NA
San Giovanni in Fiore
31
Provincia CS
Minturno
31
Provincia LT
Roseto Valfortore
31
Provincia FG
Avellino
29
Provincia AV
Candida
28
Provincia AV
Messina
26
Provincia ME
Castelpizzuto
26
Provincia IS
Salerno
25
Provincia SA
Marigliano
25
Provincia NA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	92
Napoli	NA	87
Laurenzana	PZ	55
Monte San Giacomo	SA	50
Casalduni	BN	42
Saviano	NA	31
San Giovanni in Fiore	CS	31
Minturno	LT	31
Roseto Valfortore	FG	31
Avellino	AV	29
Candida	AV	28
Messina	ME	26
Castelpizzuto	IS	26
Salerno	SA	25
Marigliano	NA	25

Persone notevoli

Notable Romano on Wikipedia

Egidio Romano
EN IT
1243 · Roma
Immanuel Romano
EN IT
1260 · Roma
Ademaro Romano
IT
1280 · Scalea
Antoniazzo Romano
EN IT
1430 · Roma
Paolo Romano
EN IT
1445 · Sezze
Giovanni Cristoforo Romano
EN IT
1456 · Roma
Michele Romano
1750 · Molfetta
Vincenzo Romano
EN IT
1751 · Torre del Greco
Liborio Romano
EN IT
1793 · Patù
Giuseppe Gennaro Romano
1803 · Napoli
Giuseppe Romano
1806 · Patù
Giandomenico Romano
IT
1828 · Castelnuovo della Daunia
Sergente Romano
IT
1833 · Gioia del Colle
Adelelmo Romano
1844 · Larino
Giacinto Romano
IT
1854 · Eboli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Egidio Romano	1243	Roma	EN IT
Immanuel Romano	1260	Roma	EN IT
Ademaro Romano	1280	Scalea	IT
Antoniazzo Romano	1430	Roma	EN IT
Paolo Romano	1445	Sezze	EN IT
Giovanni Cristoforo Romano	1456	Roma	EN IT
Michele Romano	1750	Molfetta
Vincenzo Romano	1751	Torre del Greco	EN IT
Liborio Romano	1793	Patù	EN IT
Giuseppe Gennaro Romano	1803	Napoli
Giuseppe Romano	1806	Patù
Giandomenico Romano	1828	Castelnuovo della Daunia	IT
Sergente Romano	1833	Gioia del Colle	IT
Adelelmo Romano	1844	Larino
Giacinto Romano	1854	Eboli	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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Romanano

1 US arrivals

Lo romano

1 US arrivals

Romanno

2 US arrivals

Roomano

1 US arrivals

Del romano

17 US arrivals

Roman

16 US arrivals

Rotomano

1 US arrivals

Romano luco

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 Romano.

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