Cognome

Sansone

The strongest concentration of Sansone in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 152 of 441 arrivals (34 percent) originating there.

441

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

146

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 441

Top regione

Sicilia

152 of 441
34 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 15

15 to 46

46+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia15234%
Campania12929%
Basilicata5412%
Calabria307%
Abruzzo225%
Puglia143%
Molise112%
Umbria72%
Piemonte51%
Veneto41%
Lazio31%
Lombardia31%
Marche31%
Sardegna20%
Liguria20%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Termini Imerese
43
Provincia PA
Menfi
21
Provincia AG
Palermo
20
Provincia PA
Scafati
19
Provincia SA
Lioni
16
Provincia AV
Napoli
13
Provincia NA
Cefalù
11
Provincia PA
Laurenzana
10
Provincia PZ
Acerno
10
Provincia SA
Ceraso
9
Provincia SA
Collelongo
9
Provincia AQ
Muro Lucano
9
Provincia PZ
Roccapalumba
9
Provincia PA
Faicchio
8
Provincia BN
Malvito
7
Provincia CS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Termini Imerese	PA	43
Menfi	AG	21
Palermo	PA	20
Scafati	SA	19
Lioni	AV	16
Napoli	NA	13
Cefalù	PA	11
Laurenzana	PZ	10
Acerno	SA	10
Ceraso	SA	9
Collelongo	AQ	9
Muro Lucano	PZ	9
Roccapalumba	PA	9
Faicchio	BN	8
Malvito	CS	7

Persone notevoli

Notable Sansone on Wikipedia

Alfonso Sansone
1853 · Termini Imerese
Errico Sansone
1859 · Napoli
Emanuela Sansone
IT
1879 · Palermo
Giovanni Sansone
EN IT
1888 · Porto Empedocle
Mario Sansone
IT
1900 · Lucera
Francesco Sansone
IT
1903 · Collelongo
Luigi Renato Sansone
IT
1903 · Lucera
Alfonso Sansone
IT
1924 · Palermo
Giuseppe Edoardo Sansone
IT
1925 · Ascoli Piceno
Ida Sansone
IT
1959 · Genova
Nicola Sansone
1960 · Como
Tony Sansone
IT
1964 · Cosenza
Giuseppe Sansone
1977 · Castellammare di Stabia
Gianluca Sansone
EN IT
1987 · Potenza
Leopoldo Sansone
EN
1987 · Napoli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Alfonso Sansone	1853	Termini Imerese
Errico Sansone	1859	Napoli
Emanuela Sansone	1879	Palermo	IT
Giovanni Sansone	1888	Porto Empedocle	EN IT
Mario Sansone	1900	Lucera	IT
Francesco Sansone	1903	Collelongo	IT
Luigi Renato Sansone	1903	Lucera	IT
Alfonso Sansone	1924	Palermo	IT
Giuseppe Edoardo Sansone	1925	Ascoli Piceno	IT
Ida Sansone	1959	Genova	IT
Nicola Sansone	1960	Como
Tony Sansone	1964	Cosenza	IT
Giuseppe Sansone	1977	Castellammare di Stabia
Gianluca Sansone	1987	Potenza	EN IT
Leopoldo Sansone	1987	Napoli	EN

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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Sansonne

1 US arrivals

Sanson

6 US arrivals

Sansolone

4 US arrivals

Sansoni

23 US arrivals

Sansona

1 US arrivals

Sansonetti

13 US arrivals

Sansonelli

2 US arrivals

Sansonello

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 Sansone.

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