Cognome

Stella

The strongest concentration of Stella in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 61 of 333 arrivals (18 percent) originating there.

333

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

162

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 333

Top regione

Sicilia

61 of 333
18 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 6

6 to 18

18+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Sicilia6118%
Campania5216%
Calabria4413%
Abruzzo4012%
Veneto258%
Basilicata227%
Lombardia175%
Lazio155%
Puglia155%
Marche82%
Toscana72%
Umbria62%
Emilia-Romagna62%
Molise52%
Piemonte52%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia31%
Liguria21%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Asiago
13
Provincia VI
Resuttano
12
Provincia CL
Capestrano
12
Provincia AQ
Naso
8
Provincia ME
Bisuschio
8
Provincia VA
Teano
7
Provincia CE
Vasto
7
Provincia CH
Cerda
6
Provincia PA
Napoli
6
Provincia NA
Falerna
6
Provincia CZ
Reggio di Calabria
6
Provincia RC
Palermo
6
Provincia PA
Regalbuto
5
Provincia EN
Bagheria
5
Provincia PA
Acquasanta Terme
5
Provincia AP

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Asiago	VI	13
Resuttano	CL	12
Capestrano	AQ	12
Naso	ME	8
Bisuschio	VA	8
Teano	CE	7
Vasto	CH	7
Cerda	PA	6
Napoli	NA	6
Falerna	CZ	6
Reggio di Calabria	RC	6
Palermo	PA	6
Regalbuto	EN	5
Bagheria	PA	5
Acquasanta Terme	AP	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Stella on Wikipedia

Guido Stella
IT
1434 · Forlì
Fermo Stella
EN IT
1490 · Caravaggio
Giacomo Stella
EN
1545 · Brescia
Scipione Stella
EN IT
1558 · Napoli
Giulio Cesare Stella
IT
1564 · Roma
Fabrizio Stella
IT
1565 · Umbertide
Giovanni Battista Stella
IT
1660 · Modugno
Rocco Stella
IT
1662 · Modugno
Giovanni Battista Stella
1698 · Bologna
Antonio Fortunato Stella
EN IT
1757 · Venezia
Giovanni Giacinto Stella
IT
1822 · Carcare
Guglielmo Stella
EN
1828 · Milano
Federico Stella
IT
1842 · Napoli
Marcello Amero d'Aste Stella
EN IT
1853 · Leca
Ermete Stella
IT
1855 · Spoleto

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Guido Stella	1434	Forlì	IT
Fermo Stella	1490	Caravaggio	EN IT
Giacomo Stella	1545	Brescia	EN
Scipione Stella	1558	Napoli	EN IT
Giulio Cesare Stella	1564	Roma	IT
Fabrizio Stella	1565	Umbertide	IT
Giovanni Battista Stella	1660	Modugno	IT
Rocco Stella	1662	Modugno	IT
Giovanni Battista Stella	1698	Bologna
Antonio Fortunato Stella	1757	Venezia	EN IT
Giovanni Giacinto Stella	1822	Carcare	IT
Guglielmo Stella	1828	Milano	EN
Federico Stella	1842	Napoli	IT
Marcello Amero d'Aste Stella	1853	Leca	EN IT
Ermete Stella	1855	Spoleto	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 stella

1 US arrivals

Di stella

2 US arrivals

Stelletella

2 US arrivals

De stella

1 US arrivals

Stastella

1 US arrivals

Stela

4 US arrivals

Stellato

161 US arrivals

Stellani

4 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 Stella.

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