Cognome

Santoro

The strongest concentration of Santoro in US arrival records points to Campania, with 436 of 1,361 arrivals (32 percent) originating there.

1,361

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

390

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 1,361

Top regione

Campania

436 of 1,361
32 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 13

13 to 44

44 to 131

131+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

19 regioni represented

Campania43632%
Sicilia22717%
Calabria17713%
Basilicata17113%
Molise897%
Puglia806%
Lazio735%
Abruzzo544%
Piemonte181%
Marche111%
Lombardia91%
Toscana71%
Emilia-Romagna20%
Veneto20%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia10%
Umbria10%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Liguria10%
Sardegna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
60
Provincia PA
Campobasso
46
Provincia CB
Napoli
40
Provincia NA
Messina
39
Provincia ME
Salerno
30
Provincia SA
Caiazzo
24
Provincia CE
Pietrapertosa
24
Provincia PZ
Avigliano
23
Provincia PZ
Ruvo del Monte
22
Provincia PZ
Castelmezzano
20
Provincia PZ
Castelfranci
19
Provincia AV
Serino
16
Provincia AV
Avellino
16
Provincia AV
Caserta
15
Provincia CE
Potenza
15
Provincia PZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	60
Campobasso	CB	46
Napoli	NA	40
Messina	ME	39
Salerno	SA	30
Caiazzo	CE	24
Pietrapertosa	PZ	24
Avigliano	PZ	23
Ruvo del Monte	PZ	22
Castelmezzano	PZ	20
Castelfranci	AV	19
Serino	AV	16
Avellino	AV	16
Caserta	CE	15
Potenza	PZ	15

Persone notevoli

Notable Santoro on Wikipedia

Giacomo Santoro
EN IT
1490 · Palermo
Rosalbino Santoro
EN IT
1858 · Fuscaldo
Giovanni Santoro
IT
1859 · Tricarico
Rubens Santoro
EN IT
1859 · Mongrassano
Domenico Santoro
IT
1868 · Alvito
Domenico Santoro
IT
1872 · Marcianise
Vincenzo Santoro
1886 · Roma
Maddalena Santoro
1890 · Lecce
Giuseppe Santoro
EN IT
1894 · Napoli
Rosalbino Santoro
1894 · Cosenza
Caterina Santoro
IT
1899 · Palermo
Carlo Santoro
IT
1900 · Cava de' Tirreni
Mario Santoro
1905 · Catignano
Francesco Santoro
IT
1910 · Gioia dei Marsi
Mario Santoro
1913 · Napoli

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giacomo Santoro	1490	Palermo	EN IT
Rosalbino Santoro	1858	Fuscaldo	EN IT
Giovanni Santoro	1859	Tricarico	IT
Rubens Santoro	1859	Mongrassano	EN IT
Domenico Santoro	1868	Alvito	IT
Domenico Santoro	1872	Marcianise	IT
Vincenzo Santoro	1886	Roma
Maddalena Santoro	1890	Lecce
Giuseppe Santoro	1894	Napoli	EN IT
Rosalbino Santoro	1894	Cosenza
Caterina Santoro	1899	Palermo	IT
Carlo Santoro	1900	Cava de' Tirreni	IT
Mario Santoro	1905	Catignano
Francesco Santoro	1910	Gioia dei Marsi	IT
Mario Santoro	1913	Napoli

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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La santoro

2 US arrivals

De santoro

1 US arrivals

Di santoro

1 US arrivals

Santorro

2 US arrivals

Del santoro

4 US arrivals

Spina santoro

1 US arrivals

Santori

46 US arrivals

Santore

18 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 Santoro.

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