Cognome

Vella

The strongest concentration of Vella in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 142 of 187 arrivals (76 percent) originating there.

187

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 187

Top regione

Sicilia

142 of 187
76 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 14

14 to 43

43+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia14276%
Campania2312%
Lazio63%
Abruzzo53%
Puglia32%
Molise21%
Calabria21%
Umbria21%
Marche11%
Lombardia11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
20
Provincia PA
Siculiana
17
Provincia AG
Bagheria
15
Provincia PA
Santa Flavia
10
Provincia PA
Collesano
10
Provincia PA
Montallegro
8
Provincia AG
Grotte
7
Provincia AG
Vallata
6
Provincia AV
Naro
6
Provincia AG
Realmonte
5
Provincia AG
Monteverde
5
Provincia AV
Scillato
4
Provincia PA
Salerno
4
Provincia SA
Riesi
3
Provincia CL
Montedoro
3
Provincia CL

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	20
Siculiana	AG	17
Bagheria	PA	15
Santa Flavia	PA	10
Collesano	PA	10
Montallegro	AG	8
Grotte	AG	7
Vallata	AV	6
Naro	AG	6
Realmonte	AG	5
Monteverde	AV	5
Scillato	PA	4
Salerno	SA	4
Riesi	CL	3
Montedoro	CL	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Vella on Wikipedia

Amedeo Vella
IT
1839 · Naro
Arturo Vella
IT
1886 · Caltagirone
Bruno Vella
EN IT
1933 · Fermo
Paolo Vella
IT
1950 · Caltagirone
Rosario Saro Vella
IT
1952 · Canicattì
Stefano Vella
IT
1952 · Roma
Enrico Vella
IT
1957 · Genova
Salvatore Vella
IT
1969 · Mazara del Vallo
Ensi
EN IT
1985 · Alpignano
Elena Vella
IT
2000 · Erice

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Amedeo Vella	1839	Naro	IT
Arturo Vella	1886	Caltagirone	IT
Bruno Vella	1933	Fermo	EN IT
Paolo Vella	1950	Caltagirone	IT
Rosario Saro Vella	1952	Canicattì	IT
Stefano Vella	1952	Roma	IT
Enrico Vella	1957	Genova	IT
Salvatore Vella	1969	Mazara del Vallo	IT
Ensi	1985	Alpignano	EN IT
Elena Vella	2000	Erice	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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Velella

3 US arrivals

La vella

2 US arrivals

Vellella

2 US arrivals

Vevella

1 US arrivals

Della vela

1 US arrivals

Sdella vella

1 US arrivals

Vela

2 US arrivals

Vellani

5 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 Vella.

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