Cognome

Villani

The strongest concentration of Villani in US arrival records points to Campania, with 187 of 332 arrivals (56 percent) originating there.

332

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

121

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 332

Top regione

Campania

187 of 332
56 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 6

6 to 19

19 to 56

56+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Campania18756%
Abruzzo3611%
Lazio3310%
Puglia155%
Calabria144%
Sicilia93%
Basilicata72%
Molise72%
Emilia-Romagna62%
Toscana52%
Piemonte41%
Marche31%
Lombardia31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Agerola
34
Provincia NA
Petina
20
Provincia SA
Altavilla Irpina
12
Provincia AV
Esperia
12
Provincia FR
Canzano
10
Provincia TE
Ferentino
9
Provincia FR
Salerno
8
Provincia SA
Nocera Superiore
8
Provincia SA
Cervinara
8
Provincia AV
San Marco in Lamis
7
Provincia FG
Cansano
7
Provincia AQ
Marigliano
7
Provincia NA
Lettere
7
Provincia NA
Campo di Giove
7
Provincia AQ
Ailano
6
Provincia CE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Agerola	NA	34
Petina	SA	20
Altavilla Irpina	AV	12
Esperia	FR	12
Canzano	TE	10
Ferentino	FR	9
Salerno	SA	8
Nocera Superiore	SA	8
Cervinara	AV	8
San Marco in Lamis	FG	7
Cansano	AQ	7
Marigliano	NA	7
Lettere	NA	7
Campo di Giove	AQ	7
Ailano	CE	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Villani on Wikipedia

Giovanni Villani
EN IT
1280 · Firenze
Matteo Villani
EN IT
1283 · Firenze
Filippo Villani
EN IT
1325 · Firenze
Nicola Villani
EN
1590 · Pistoia
Filippo Villani
1815 · Milano
Francesco Villani
1820 · Avellino
Francesco Villani
1827 · Pistoia
Carlo Villani
1855 · Foggia
Peppino Villani
IT
1877 · Napoli
Achille Villani
1880 · Bologna
Rodolfo Villani
IT
1881 · Roma
Gennaro Villani
IT
1885 · Napoli
Ezio Villani
IT
1892 · Galliera
Antonio Villani
1898 · Castelnovo ne' Monti
Dino Villani
IT
1898 · Nogara

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Villani	1280	Firenze	EN IT
Matteo Villani	1283	Firenze	EN IT
Filippo Villani	1325	Firenze	EN IT
Nicola Villani	1590	Pistoia	EN
Filippo Villani	1815	Milano
Francesco Villani	1820	Avellino
Francesco Villani	1827	Pistoia
Carlo Villani	1855	Foggia
Peppino Villani	1877	Napoli	IT
Achille Villani	1880	Bologna
Rodolfo Villani	1881	Roma	IT
Gennaro Villani	1885	Napoli	IT
Ezio Villani	1892	Galliera	IT
Antonio Villani	1898	Castelnovo ne' Monti
Dino Villani	1898	Nogara	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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Villanani

1 US arrivals

Villanio

5 US arrivals

Vilani

1 US arrivals

Villanico

1 US arrivals

Villano

236 US arrivals

Villana

4 US arrivals

Villane

3 US arrivals

Villa

149 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 Villani.

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