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Visconti

The strongest concentration of Visconti in US arrival records points to Campania, with 76 of 143 arrivals (53 percent) originating there.

143

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

122

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 143

Top regione

Campania

76 of 143
53 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 23

23+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Campania7653%
Sicilia2014%
Puglia1410%
Calabria96%
Basilicata75%
Lombardia53%
Abruzzo53%
Marche21%
Piemonte11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Umbria11%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Lazio11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Calvanico
8
Provincia SA
Bagheria
7
Provincia PA
San Severo
7
Provincia FG
Avellino
7
Provincia AV
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Salerno
7
Provincia SA
Palermo
6
Provincia PA
Pagani
6
Provincia SA
Francolise
4
Provincia CE
Eboli
4
Provincia SA
Monteleone di Puglia
4
Provincia FG
Atripalda
4
Provincia AV
Cuggiono
4
Provincia MI
Giffone
4
Provincia RC
Fisciano
4
Provincia SA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Calvanico	SA	8
Bagheria	PA	7
San Severo	FG	7
Avellino	AV	7
Napoli	NA	7
Salerno	SA	7
Palermo	PA	6
Pagani	SA	6
Francolise	CE	4
Eboli	SA	4
Monteleone di Puglia	FG	4
Atripalda	AV	4
Cuggiono	MI	4
Giffone	RC	4
Fisciano	SA	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Visconti on Wikipedia

Ugo Visconti
IT
1050 · Pisa
Obizzo Visconti
1198 · Milano
Federico Visconti
IT
1200 · Pisa
Ottone Visconti
EN IT
1207 · Invorio
Giovanni Visconti
EN
1210 · Piacenza
papa Gregorio X
EN IT
1210 · Piacenza
Teobaldo Visconti
EN IT
1230 · Invorio
Matteo I Visconti
EN IT
1250 · Invorio
Nino Visconti
EN IT
1265 · Pisa
Lodrisio Visconti
EN IT
1280 · Milano
Caterina Visconti
IT
1282 · Milano
Luchino Visconti
EN IT
1287 · Milano
Stefano Visconti
EN IT
1288 · Milano
Giovanni Visconti
EN IT
1290 · Milano
Margherita Pusterla
IT
1301 · Milano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ugo Visconti	1050	Pisa	IT
Obizzo Visconti	1198	Milano
Federico Visconti	1200	Pisa	IT
Ottone Visconti	1207	Invorio	EN IT
Giovanni Visconti	1210	Piacenza	EN
papa Gregorio X	1210	Piacenza	EN IT
Teobaldo Visconti	1230	Invorio	EN IT
Matteo I Visconti	1250	Invorio	EN IT
Nino Visconti	1265	Pisa	EN IT
Lodrisio Visconti	1280	Milano	EN IT
Caterina Visconti	1282	Milano	IT
Luchino Visconti	1287	Milano	EN IT
Stefano Visconti	1288	Milano	EN IT
Giovanni Visconti	1290	Milano	EN IT
Margherita Pusterla	1301	Milano	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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Viscontini

3 US arrivals

Viscontino

1 US arrivals

Visconte

35 US arrivals

Visconta

2 US arrivals

Visconto

2 US arrivals

Visconi

46 US arrivals

Viscone

10 US arrivals

Viscono

2 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 Visconti.

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