Cognome

Viviano

The strongest concentration of Viviano in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 127 of 197 arrivals (64 percent) originating there.

197

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 197

Top regione

Sicilia

127 of 197
64 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 13

13 to 38

38+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia12764%
Campania2312%
Piemonte179%
Lazio95%
Molise95%
Basilicata53%
Calabria42%
Liguria11%
Puglia11%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Terrasini
42
Provincia PA
Menfi
21
Provincia AG
Partanna
19
Provincia TP
Polizzi Generosa
12
Provincia PA
Venasca
11
Provincia CN
Montevago
7
Provincia AG
Baronissi
7
Provincia SA
Terracina
6
Provincia LT
Sesto Campano
6
Provincia IS
Sambuco
5
Provincia CN
Chiaromonte
5
Provincia PZ
Balestrate
5
Provincia PA
Palermo
5
Provincia PA
Campagna
3
Provincia SA
Partinico
3
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Terrasini	PA	42
Menfi	AG	21
Partanna	TP	19
Polizzi Generosa	PA	12
Venasca	CN	11
Montevago	AG	7
Baronissi	SA	7
Terracina	LT	6
Sesto Campano	IS	6
Sambuco	CN	5
Chiaromonte	PZ	5
Balestrate	PA	5
Palermo	PA	5
Campagna	SA	3
Partinico	PA	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Viviano on Wikipedia

Andrea Viviano
EN IT
1904 · Alessandria
Emiliano Viviano
EN IT
1985 · Fiesole

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Andrea Viviano	1904	Alessandria	EN IT
Emiliano Viviano	1985	Fiesole	EN 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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Viano

16 US arrivals

Viviani

59 US arrivals

Viviana

3 US arrivals

Viapiano

2 US arrivals

Viagiano

1 US arrivals

Vivino

8 US arrivals

Viaggiano

6 US arrivals

Vivano

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 Viviano.

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