Cognome

Romeo

The strongest concentration of Romeo in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 431 of 827 arrivals (52 percent) originating there.

827

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

233

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 827

Top regione

Calabria

431 of 827
52 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 13

13 to 43

43 to 129

129+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Calabria43152%
Sicilia20425%
Campania759%
Basilicata415%
Abruzzo152%
Lazio121%
Molise101%
Puglia81%
Piemonte51%
Lombardia51%
Emilia-Romagna51%
Veneto30%
Liguria30%
Toscana30%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol20%
Marche20%
Umbria20%
Sardegna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Reggio di Calabria
100
Provincia RC
Palermo
47
Provincia PA
Platì
38
Provincia RC
Gerace
30
Provincia RC
Messina
25
Provincia ME
Serino
23
Provincia AV
Siderno
18
Provincia RC
Bovalino
15
Provincia RC
Patti
14
Provincia ME
Laganadi
13
Provincia RC
Benestare
12
Provincia RC
Ardore
11
Provincia RC
Picerno
11
Provincia PZ
Amato
11
Provincia CZ
Scilla
10
Provincia RC

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Reggio di Calabria	RC	100
Palermo	PA	47
Platì	RC	38
Gerace	RC	30
Messina	ME	25
Serino	AV	23
Siderno	RC	18
Bovalino	RC	15
Patti	ME	14
Laganadi	RC	13
Benestare	RC	12
Ardore	RC	11
Picerno	PZ	11
Amato	CZ	11
Scilla	RC	10

Persone notevoli

Notable Romeo on Wikipedia

Giannandrea Romeo
IT
1786 · Santo Stefano in Aspromonte
Domenico Romeo
IT
1796 · Santo Stefano in Aspromonte
Pietro Aristeo Romeo
IT
1817 · Santo Stefano in Aspromonte
Stefano Romeo
IT
1819 · Santo Stefano in Aspromonte
Gregorio Romeo
IT
1825 · Acireale
Antonio Romeo
1863 · Siderno
Giuseppe Romeo
IT
1870 · Catona
Nicola Romeo
EN IT
1876 · Sant'Antimo
Vincenzo Romeo
IT
1878 · Taurianova
Carmelo Romeo
IT
1894 · Milano
Nicola Romeo
IT
1902 · Napoli
Giuseppe Romeo
IT
1904 · Reggio Calabria
Mario Romeo
EN
1915 · Carloforte
Antonio Romeo
IT
1923 · Castellaneta
Armando Romeo
IT
1924 · Napoli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giannandrea Romeo	1786	Santo Stefano in Aspromonte	IT
Domenico Romeo	1796	Santo Stefano in Aspromonte	IT
Pietro Aristeo Romeo	1817	Santo Stefano in Aspromonte	IT
Stefano Romeo	1819	Santo Stefano in Aspromonte	IT
Gregorio Romeo	1825	Acireale	IT
Antonio Romeo	1863	Siderno
Giuseppe Romeo	1870	Catona	IT
Nicola Romeo	1876	Sant'Antimo	EN IT
Vincenzo Romeo	1878	Taurianova	IT
Carmelo Romeo	1894	Milano	IT
Nicola Romeo	1902	Napoli	IT
Giuseppe Romeo	1904	Reggio Calabria	IT
Mario Romeo	1915	Carloforte	EN
Antonio Romeo	1923	Castellaneta	IT
Armando Romeo	1924	Napoli	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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De romeo

1 US arrivals

Di romeo

1 US arrivals

Rome

3 US arrivals

Romeneo

1 US arrivals

Romei

46 US arrivals

Romea

1 US arrivals

Romes

1 US arrivals

Romeri

8 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 Romeo.

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