Cognome

Vespa

The strongest concentration of Vespa in US arrival records points to Abruzzo, with 52 of 113 arrivals (46 percent) originating there.

113

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 113

Top regione

Abruzzo

52 of 113
46 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 5

5 to 16

16+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Abruzzo5246%
Molise1614%
Basilicata109%
Campania76%
Calabria65%
Lazio65%
Puglia54%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol44%
Umbria22%
Sicilia22%
Marche11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Toscana11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Calascio
35
Provincia AQ
Bagnoli del Trigno
9
Provincia IS
Pietrabbondante
5
Provincia IS
Capestrano
5
Provincia AQ
Garaguso
5
Provincia MT
Colosimi
4
Provincia CS
Anagni
3
Provincia FR
Tramutola
3
Provincia PZ
Roseto Valfortore
3
Provincia FG
L'Aquila
3
Provincia AQ
Cassino
3
Provincia FR
Tione degli Abruzzi
2
Provincia AQ
Tione di Trento
2
Provincia TN
Benevento
2
Provincia BN
Tocco da Casauria
2
Provincia PE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Calascio	AQ	35
Bagnoli del Trigno	IS	9
Pietrabbondante	IS	5
Capestrano	AQ	5
Garaguso	MT	5
Colosimi	CS	4
Anagni	FR	3
Tramutola	PZ	3
Roseto Valfortore	FG	3
L'Aquila	AQ	3
Cassino	FR	3
Tione degli Abruzzi	AQ	2
Tione di Trento	TN	2
Benevento	BN	2
Tocco da Casauria	PE	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Vespa on Wikipedia

Angela Vespa
1887 · Agliano Terme
Amleto Vespa
EN IT
1888 · L'Aquila
Maggiorino Vespa
IT
1921 · Costigliole d'Asti
Aldo Vespa
1924 · Roma
Bruno Vespa
EN IT
1944 · L'Aquila
Federico Vespa
IT
1979 · Roma
Lorenzo Vespa
IT
1993 · Roma

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Angela Vespa	1887	Agliano Terme
Amleto Vespa	1888	L'Aquila	EN IT
Maggiorino Vespa	1921	Costigliole d'Asti	IT
Aldo Vespa	1924	Roma
Bruno Vespa	1944	L'Aquila	EN IT
Federico Vespa	1979	Roma	IT
Lorenzo Vespa	1993	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.

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Vespari

9 US arrivals

Vespare

1 US arrivals

Vespe

5 US arrivals

Vespo

3 US arrivals

Vespi

2 US arrivals

Vespardi

1 US arrivals

Vespaiano

1 US arrivals

Vesparano

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 Vespa.

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