Cognome

Vento

The strongest concentration of Vento in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 157 of 223 arrivals (70 percent) originating there.

223

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 223

Top regione

Sicilia

157 of 223
70 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 16

16 to 47

47+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia15770%
Lazio3114%
Campania188%
Calabria52%
Molise42%
Abruzzo31%
Basilicata21%
Liguria10%
Toscana10%
Emilia-Romagna10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciacca
40
Provincia AG
Milazzo
37
Provincia ME
Minturno
17
Provincia LT
Spigno Saturnia
12
Provincia LT
Messina
11
Provincia ME
Siculiana
8
Provincia AG
Naso
8
Provincia ME
Isnello
7
Provincia PA
Collesano
6
Provincia PA
Roccamonfina
5
Provincia CE
Oliveri
4
Provincia ME
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
San Piero Patti
4
Provincia ME
Gratteri
3
Provincia PA
Alia
3
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	40
Milazzo	ME	37
Minturno	LT	17
Spigno Saturnia	LT	12
Messina	ME	11
Siculiana	AG	8
Naso	ME	8
Isnello	PA	7
Collesano	PA	6
Roccamonfina	CE	5
Oliveri	ME	4
Napoli	NA	4
San Piero Patti	ME	4
Gratteri	PA	3
Alia	PA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Vento on Wikipedia

Mattia Vento
IT
1735 · Napoli
Pacifico Vento
1882 · Napoli
Giovanni Vento
IT
1927 · Roma
Lorenzo Vento
IT
1938 · Trapani
Sergio Vento
EN IT
1938 · Roma
Flavia Vento
IT
1977 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Mattia Vento	1735	Napoli	IT
Pacifico Vento	1882	Napoli
Giovanni Vento	1927	Roma	IT
Lorenzo Vento	1938	Trapani	IT
Sergio Vento	1938	Roma	EN IT
Flavia Vento	1977	Roma	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.

Read guide

Di vento

1 US arrivals

Vennto

4 US arrivals

Ventola

63 US arrivals

Ventone

2 US arrivals

Ventito

1 US arrivals

Ventole

1 US arrivals

Ventolo

1 US arrivals

Ventota

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 Vento.

Italian citizenship by descent

You may have a claim to Italian citizenship

Italy grants citizenship to many descendants of its emigrants, but the law is narrowing who qualifies. Leave your email, and we will tell you when the rules change.