Cognome

Spada

The strongest concentration of Spada in US arrival records points to Abruzzo, with 33 of 153 arrivals (22 percent) originating there.

153

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 153

Top regione

Abruzzo

33 of 153
22 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 3

3 to 10

10+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Abruzzo3322%
Sicilia2617%
Calabria2516%
Campania1912%
Puglia1510%
Molise138%
Lombardia53%
Lazio53%
Piemonte53%
Basilicata43%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%
Sardegna11%
Marche11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Alfedena
27
Provincia AQ
Melilli
9
Provincia SR
Catanzaro
8
Provincia CZ
Colli a Volturno
6
Provincia IS
Ofena
6
Provincia AQ
Bergamo
5
Provincia BG
Napoli
5
Provincia NA
Apice
5
Provincia BN
Turi
4
Provincia BA
Itri
4
Provincia LT
Andali
4
Provincia CZ
Bonefro
3
Provincia CB
Gasperina
3
Provincia CZ
Torino
3
Provincia TO
Palermo
3
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Alfedena	AQ	27
Melilli	SR	9
Catanzaro	CZ	8
Colli a Volturno	IS	6
Ofena	AQ	6
Bergamo	BG	5
Napoli	NA	5
Apice	BN	5
Turi	BA	4
Itri	LT	4
Andali	CZ	4
Bonefro	CB	3
Gasperina	CZ	3
Torino	TO	3
Palermo	PA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Spada on Wikipedia

Paolo Spada
IT
1541 · Brisighella
Lionello Spada
EN IT
1576 · Bologna
Bernardino Spada
EN IT
1594 · Brisighella
Valerio Spada (1613-1688)
EN
1613 · Colle di Val d'Elsa
Fabrizio Spada
EN IT
1643 · Roma
Orazio Filippo Spada
IT
1659 · Lucca
Filippo Carlo Spada
IT
1670 · Spoleto
Joseph Spada
1752 · Bologna
Antonio Francesco Spada
1779 · Livorno
Alessandro Spada
IT
1787 · Roma
Giuseppe Spada
1796 · Roma
Mariano Spada
1796 · Acireale
Francesco Spada
1797 · Roma
Alessandro Spada
IT
1800 · Terni
Agostino Della Sala Spada
IT
1842 · Calliano Monferrato

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Paolo Spada	1541	Brisighella	IT
Lionello Spada	1576	Bologna	EN IT
Bernardino Spada	1594	Brisighella	EN IT
Valerio Spada (1613-1688)	1613	Colle di Val d'Elsa	EN
Fabrizio Spada	1643	Roma	EN IT
Orazio Filippo Spada	1659	Lucca	IT
Filippo Carlo Spada	1670	Spoleto	IT
Joseph Spada	1752	Bologna
Antonio Francesco Spada	1779	Livorno
Alessandro Spada	1787	Roma	IT
Giuseppe Spada	1796	Roma
Mariano Spada	1796	Acireale
Francesco Spada	1797	Roma
Alessandro Spada	1800	Terni	IT
Agostino Della Sala Spada	1842	Calliano Monferrato	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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La spada

21 US arrivals

Lo spada

2 US arrivals

Spadanuda

2 US arrivals

Spadaro

166 US arrivals

Spadano

12 US arrivals

Spadari

5 US arrivals

Spadara

3 US arrivals

Spadato

3 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 Spada.

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