Cognome

Speranza

The strongest concentration of Speranza in US arrival records points to Campania, with 108 of 237 arrivals (46 percent) originating there.

237

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 237

Top regione

Campania

108 of 237
46 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 11

11 to 32

32+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Campania10846%
Sicilia4218%
Calabria3314%
Abruzzo167%
Basilicata115%
Molise104%
Puglia83%
Lazio42%
Liguria21%
Veneto10%
Umbria10%
Lombardia10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Poggiomarino
14
Provincia NA
Palmi
10
Provincia RC
Avellino
10
Provincia AV
Napoli
10
Provincia NA
Salerno
8
Provincia SA
Ciminà
8
Provincia RC
Villarosa
7
Provincia EN
Laurito
7
Provincia SA
Messina
6
Provincia ME
Rosciano
6
Provincia PE
Mineo
5
Provincia CT
Grottolella
5
Provincia AV
Gildone
5
Provincia CB
Palermo
5
Provincia PA
Atripalda
5
Provincia AV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Poggiomarino	NA	14
Palmi	RC	10
Avellino	AV	10
Napoli	NA	10
Salerno	SA	8
Ciminà	RC	8
Villarosa	EN	7
Laurito	SA	7
Messina	ME	6
Rosciano	PE	6
Mineo	CT	5
Grottolella	AV	5
Gildone	CB	5
Palermo	PA	5
Atripalda	AV	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Speranza on Wikipedia

Giovanni Speranza
EN IT
1470 · Vicenza
Giovanni Battista Speranza
1607 · Roma
Alessandro Speranza
EN IT
1728 · Palma Campania
Pietro Stefano Speranza
IT
1730 · Veroli
Carlo Speranza
1778 · Bozzolo
Pietro Luigi Speranza
EN IT
1801 · Piario
Filippo Speranza
IT
1839 · San Martino al Cimino
Vincenzo Speranza
IT
1868 · L'Aquila
Alceo Speranza
IT
1878 · Grottammare
Serafino Speranza
IT
1884 · Sulmona
Francesco Speranza
IT
1902 · Bitonto
Lelio Speranza
IT
1926 · Savona
Aldo Speranza
1928 · Busto Arsizio
Edoardo Speranza
IT
1929 · Firenze
Francesco Speranza
IT
1932 · Milano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Speranza	1470	Vicenza	EN IT
Giovanni Battista Speranza	1607	Roma
Alessandro Speranza	1728	Palma Campania	EN IT
Pietro Stefano Speranza	1730	Veroli	IT
Carlo Speranza	1778	Bozzolo
Pietro Luigi Speranza	1801	Piario	EN IT
Filippo Speranza	1839	San Martino al Cimino	IT
Vincenzo Speranza	1868	L'Aquila	IT
Alceo Speranza	1878	Grottammare	IT
Serafino Speranza	1884	Sulmona	IT
Francesco Speranza	1902	Bitonto	IT
Lelio Speranza	1926	Savona	IT
Aldo Speranza	1928	Busto Arsizio
Edoardo Speranza	1929	Firenze	IT
Francesco Speranza	1932	Milano	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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Speranzani

1 US arrivals

Speranzo

9 US arrivals

Speranzi

2 US arrivals

Speranze

1 US arrivals

Speranzia

1 US arrivals

Spreranza

1 US arrivals

Sperand

2 US arrivals

Spernza

1 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 Speranza.

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