Cognome

Somma

The strongest concentration of Somma in US arrival records points to Campania, with 78 of 124 arrivals (63 percent) originating there.

124

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 124

Top regione

Campania

78 of 124
63 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania7863%
Basilicata108%
Sicilia97%
Molise76%
Lombardia65%
Lazio32%
Abruzzo32%
Calabria32%
Liguria22%
Puglia11%
Umbria11%
Piemonte11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

San Rufo
13
Provincia SA
Gragnano
10
Provincia NA
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Piano di Sorrento
6
Provincia NA
Marigliano
6
Provincia NA
Avigliano
5
Provincia PZ
Atripalda
4
Provincia AV
Vico Equense
4
Provincia NA
Castelmauro
4
Provincia CB
Salerno
3
Provincia SA
Palermo
3
Provincia PA
Lettere
3
Provincia NA
Sciacca
3
Provincia AG
Candida
2
Provincia AV
Nocera Superiore
2
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
San Rufo	SA	13
Gragnano	NA	10
Napoli	NA	7
Piano di Sorrento	NA	6
Marigliano	NA	6
Avigliano	PZ	5
Atripalda	AV	4
Vico Equense	NA	4
Castelmauro	CB	4
Salerno	SA	3
Palermo	PA	3
Lettere	NA	3
Sciacca	AG	3
Candida	AV	2
Nocera Superiore	SA	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Somma on Wikipedia

Antonio Somma
EN IT
1809 · Udine
Ulderigo Somma
1875 · Pistoia
Umberto Somma
EN IT
1878 · Pistoia
Bonaventura Somma
EN IT
1893 · Chianciano Terme
Luciano Somma
1940 · Napoli
Sebastiano Somma
IT
1960 · Castellammare di Stabia
Mario Somma
EN IT
1963 · Latina
Emanuele Somma
1968 · Avellino
Ivo Musajo Somma
1972 · Piacenza
Michele Somma
EN IT
1995 · Salerno
Simona Somma
1997 · Battipaglia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Antonio Somma	1809	Udine	EN IT
Ulderigo Somma	1875	Pistoia
Umberto Somma	1878	Pistoia	EN IT
Bonaventura Somma	1893	Chianciano Terme	EN IT
Luciano Somma	1940	Napoli
Sebastiano Somma	1960	Castellammare di Stabia	IT
Mario Somma	1963	Latina	EN IT
Emanuele Somma	1968	Avellino
Ivo Musajo Somma	1972	Piacenza
Michele Somma	1995	Salerno	EN IT
Simona Somma	1997	Battipaglia

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 somma

34 US arrivals

De somma

10 US arrivals

Sommai

1 US arrivals

Soma

4 US arrivals

Sommaco

1 US arrivals

Sommate

1 US arrivals

Sommario

4 US arrivals

Sommarro

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 Somma.

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