Cognome

Sessa

The strongest concentration of Sessa in US arrival records points to Campania, with 107 of 162 arrivals (66 percent) originating there.

162

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 162

Top regione

Campania

107 of 162
66 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 11

11 to 32

32+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Campania10766%
Sicilia1610%
Calabria159%
Puglia96%
Lombardia53%
Basilicata42%
Abruzzo21%
Piemonte21%
Molise11%
Lazio11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Fisciano
19
Provincia SA
Napoli
14
Provincia NA
Salerno
8
Provincia SA
Gesualdo
8
Provincia AV
Marano Principato
7
Provincia CS
Biccari
6
Provincia FG
Torre Annunziata
6
Provincia NA
Avellino
5
Provincia AV
Sarno
4
Provincia SA
Senerchia
4
Provincia AV
Mondragone
4
Provincia CE
Bisaccia
4
Provincia AV
Caserta
3
Provincia CE
Rutino
3
Provincia SA
Licata
3
Provincia AG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Fisciano	SA	19
Napoli	NA	14
Salerno	SA	8
Gesualdo	AV	8
Marano Principato	CS	7
Biccari	FG	6
Torre Annunziata	NA	6
Avellino	AV	5
Sarno	SA	4
Senerchia	AV	4
Mondragone	CE	4
Bisaccia	AV	4
Caserta	CE	3
Rutino	SA	3
Licata	AG	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Sessa on Wikipedia

Paolo Sessa
IT
1370 · Milano
Paolo Sessa
IT
1400 · Milano
Melchiorre Sessa
1490 · Venezia
Gabriele Sessa
IT
1500 · Daverio
Francesco Sessa
IT
1535 · Daverio
Antonio Sessa
1640 · Palermo
Bartolomeo Sessa
IT
1665 · Daverio
Giacomo Sessa
IT
1777 · Milano
Luigi Sessa
IT
1867 · Arzago d'Adda
Giannino Sessa
1876 · Milano
Giulio Sessa
1881 · Milano
Cesare Sessa
IT
1885 · Raffadali
Luigi Sessa
IT
1886 · Vercelli
Giuseppe Sessa
IT
1895 · Milano
Antonio Sessa
IT
1924 · Trieste

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Paolo Sessa	1370	Milano	IT
Paolo Sessa	1400	Milano	IT
Melchiorre Sessa	1490	Venezia
Gabriele Sessa	1500	Daverio	IT
Francesco Sessa	1535	Daverio	IT
Antonio Sessa	1640	Palermo
Bartolomeo Sessa	1665	Daverio	IT
Giacomo Sessa	1777	Milano	IT
Luigi Sessa	1867	Arzago d'Adda	IT
Giannino Sessa	1876	Milano
Giulio Sessa	1881	Milano
Cesare Sessa	1885	Raffadali	IT
Luigi Sessa	1886	Vercelli	IT
Giuseppe Sessa	1895	Milano	IT
Antonio Sessa	1924	Trieste	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 sessa

8 US arrivals

Sessao

1 US arrivals

Sesa

1 US arrivals

Sessamo

1 US arrivals

Sessano

1 US arrivals

Sesso

20 US arrivals

Sessi

14 US arrivals

Sessante

2 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 Sessa.

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