Cognome

Spina

The strongest concentration of Spina in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 152 of 644 arrivals (24 percent) originating there.

644

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

215

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 644

Top regione

Sicilia

152 of 644
24 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 15

15 to 46

46+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

18 regioni represented

Sicilia15224%
Calabria14022%
Campania13721%
Molise8714%
Basilicata6811%
Abruzzo162%
Puglia122%
Marche61%
Emilia-Romagna51%
Lombardia51%
Liguria41%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia30%
Lazio30%
Piemonte20%
Umbria10%
Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste10%
Toscana10%
Veneto10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
45
Provincia PA
Atripalda
38
Provincia AV
Pietrafitta
17
Provincia CS
Moliterno
15
Provincia PZ
Cercemaggiore
15
Provincia CB
Belsito
14
Provincia CS
Santa Ninfa
14
Provincia TP
Cosenza
13
Provincia CS
Serra d'Aiello
13
Provincia CS
Avellino
12
Provincia AV
Castrolibero
11
Provincia CS
Campobasso
11
Provincia CB
Lago
11
Provincia CS
Colle d'Anchise
10
Provincia CB
Missanello
10
Provincia PZ

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	45
Atripalda	AV	38
Pietrafitta	CS	17
Moliterno	PZ	15
Cercemaggiore	CB	15
Belsito	CS	14
Santa Ninfa	TP	14
Cosenza	CS	13
Serra d'Aiello	CS	13
Avellino	AV	12
Castrolibero	CS	11
Campobasso	CB	11
Lago	CS	11
Colle d'Anchise	CB	10
Missanello	PZ	10

Persone notevoli

Notable Spina on Wikipedia

Bartolomeo Spina
EN
1474 · Pisa
Giuseppe Maria Spina
EN IT
1756 · Sarzana
Gaetano Spina
1828 · Palermo
Rosario Spina
IT
1857 · Acireale
Sergio Spina
IT
1928 · Milano
Domenicantonio Spina Diana
IT
1942 · Vieste
Annamaria Negro Spina
1945 · Napoli
Luigi Spina
IT
1946 · Salerno
Mauro Spina
IT
1953 · San Ferdinando di Puglia
Angelo Spina
EN IT
1954 · Colle d'Anchise
Stefania Spina
1963 · Perugia
Palma Spina
1971 · Gildone
Stefania Spina
1979 · Catania
Elisabet Spina
IT
1983 · Pietrasanta
Eleonora Spina
1992 · Novara

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Bartolomeo Spina	1474	Pisa	EN
Giuseppe Maria Spina	1756	Sarzana	EN IT
Gaetano Spina	1828	Palermo
Rosario Spina	1857	Acireale	IT
Sergio Spina	1928	Milano	IT
Domenicantonio Spina Diana	1942	Vieste	IT
Annamaria Negro Spina	1945	Napoli
Luigi Spina	1946	Salerno	IT
Mauro Spina	1953	San Ferdinando di Puglia	IT
Angelo Spina	1954	Colle d'Anchise	EN IT
Stefania Spina	1963	Perugia
Palma Spina	1971	Gildone
Stefania Spina	1979	Catania
Elisabet Spina	1983	Pietrasanta	IT
Eleonora Spina	1992	Novara

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 spina

39 US arrivals

Lo spina

5 US arrivals

De spina

1 US arrivals

Di spina

1 US arrivals

Spinna

4 US arrivals

Dlo spina

1 US arrivals

Spinali

20 US arrivals

Spinato

16 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 Spina.

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