Cognome

Silvestri

The strongest concentration of Silvestri in US arrival records points to Campania, with 174 of 747 arrivals (23 percent) originating there.

747

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

264

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 747

Top regione

Campania

174 of 747
23 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 17

17 to 52

52+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Campania17423%
Abruzzo15821%
Molise8511%
Calabria7410%
Sicilia598%
Lazio507%
Puglia334%
Marche304%
Toscana284%
Lombardia132%
Basilicata132%
Piemonte101%
Umbria71%
Veneto41%
Emilia-Romagna30%
Liguria30%
Sardegna20%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Verbicaro
46
Provincia CS
Pacentro
38
Provincia AQ
Bonefro
27
Provincia CB
Napoli
17
Provincia NA
Roccaraso
14
Provincia AQ
Bugnara
12
Provincia AQ
Casandrino
12
Provincia NA
Angri
12
Provincia SA
Carovilli
11
Provincia IS
Castel Frentano
10
Provincia CH
Ripi
10
Provincia FR
Arnara
10
Provincia FR
Avellino
10
Provincia AV
Cefalù
9
Provincia PA
Modugno
9
Provincia BA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Verbicaro	CS	46
Pacentro	AQ	38
Bonefro	CB	27
Napoli	NA	17
Roccaraso	AQ	14
Bugnara	AQ	12
Casandrino	NA	12
Angri	SA	12
Carovilli	IS	11
Castel Frentano	CH	10
Ripi	FR	10
Arnara	FR	10
Avellino	AV	10
Cefalù	PA	9
Modugno	BA	9

Persone notevoli

Notable Silvestri on Wikipedia

Domenico Silvestri
1335 · Firenze
Jacopo Silvestri
EN IT
1401 · Firenze
Francesco Silvestri
EN
1474 · Ferrara
Guido Postumo Silvestri
IT
1479 · Pesaro
Papirio Silvestri
EN
1592 · Cingoli
Camillo Silvestri
1645 · Padova
Tommaso Silvestri
IT
1744 · Trevignano Romano
Giovanni Silvestri
IT
1778 · Milano
Giuseppe Silvestri
1784 · Prato
Orazio Silvestri
EN IT
1835 · Firenze
Elena Silvestri
1839 · Bassano del Grappa
Bice Miraglia Silvestri
1840 · Genova
Giuseppe Silvestri
EN IT
1841 · Alife
Giulio Silvestri
1854 · Palazzolo sull'Oglio
Giovanni Silvestri
IT
1858 · Genova

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Domenico Silvestri	1335	Firenze
Jacopo Silvestri	1401	Firenze	EN IT
Francesco Silvestri	1474	Ferrara	EN
Guido Postumo Silvestri	1479	Pesaro	IT
Papirio Silvestri	1592	Cingoli	EN
Camillo Silvestri	1645	Padova
Tommaso Silvestri	1744	Trevignano Romano	IT
Giovanni Silvestri	1778	Milano	IT
Giuseppe Silvestri	1784	Prato
Orazio Silvestri	1835	Firenze	EN IT
Elena Silvestri	1839	Bassano del Grappa
Bice Miraglia Silvestri	1840	Genova
Giuseppe Silvestri	1841	Alife	EN IT
Giulio Silvestri	1854	Palazzolo sull'Oglio
Giovanni Silvestri	1858	Genova	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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Silvevestri

1 US arrivals

Di silvestri

20 US arrivals

De silvestri

5 US arrivals

Silvestrio

1 US arrivals

Silvestrini

21 US arrivals

Silvestrino

3 US arrivals

Silvestro

237 US arrivals

Silvestre

38 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 Silvestri.

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