Cognome

Sabella

The strongest concentration of Sabella in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 161 of 204 arrivals (79 percent) originating there.

204

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 204

Top regione

Sicilia

161 of 204
79 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 16

16 to 48

48+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia16179%
Molise115%
Basilicata94%
Piemonte84%
Campania84%
Lazio31%
Toscana10%
Calabria10%
Puglia10%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciacca
141
Provincia AG
Alessandria
7
Provincia AL
Portocannone
7
Provincia CB
Potenza
4
Provincia PZ
Petralia Soprana
3
Provincia PA
Napoli
3
Provincia NA
Lagonegro
2
Provincia PZ
Corleone
2
Provincia PA
Agnone
2
Provincia IS
Caltabellotta
2
Provincia AG
Moliterno
2
Provincia PZ
Palermo
2
Provincia PA
Ribera
2
Provincia AG
Caianello
2
Provincia CE
Frosolone
2
Provincia IS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	141
Alessandria	AL	7
Portocannone	CB	7
Potenza	PZ	4
Petralia Soprana	PA	3
Napoli	NA	3
Lagonegro	PZ	2
Corleone	PA	2
Agnone	IS	2
Caltabellotta	AG	2
Moliterno	PZ	2
Palermo	PA	2
Ribera	AG	2
Caianello	CE	2
Frosolone	IS	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Sabella on Wikipedia

Salvatore Sabella
EN IT
1891 · Castellammare del Golfo
Alfonso Sabella
IT
1962 · Bivona
Alessandro Sabella
1964 · Pistoia
Marzia Sabella
IT
1965 · Bivona

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Salvatore Sabella	1891	Castellammare del Golfo	EN IT
Alfonso Sabella	1962	Bivona	IT
Alessandro Sabella	1964	Pistoia
Marzia Sabella	1965	Bivona	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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Di sabella

1 US arrivals

Sabbella

3 US arrivals

Salabella

1 US arrivals

Sabelli

29 US arrivals

Sabello

15 US arrivals

Isabella

102 US arrivals

Sabiella

1 US arrivals

Sambella

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 Sabella.

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