Cognome
Zeno
The strongest concentration of Zeno in US arrival records points to Piemonte, with 3 of 7 arrivals (43 percent) originating there.
7
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
5
Comuni of
origin
3
Regioni
represented
13
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Piemonte
3 of 7
43 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Zeno line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Zeno arrivals came from Piemonte, most often from the provincia of Novara. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
The checker goes back through your line one generation at a time. It is not legal advice, and it does not search for records.
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A Zeno from Piemonte
Most often from Novara (NO)
Each generation between
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Persone notevoli
Notable Zeno on Wikipedia
1200 · Venezia
Nicolò Zeno
1326 · Venezia
1333 · Venezia
Jacopo Zeno
IT1418 · Venezia
1439 · Venezia
1440 · Venezia
1515 · Venezia
Pietro Caterino Zeno
1666 · Venezia
1668 · Venezia
Pierluigi Zeno
IT1934 · Gattinara
Roberto Zeno
IT1959 · Napoli
1976 · Cercola
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renier Zen | 1200 | Venezia | ENIT |
| Nicolò Zeno | 1326 | Venezia | |
| Carlo Zen | 1333 | Venezia | ENIT |
| Jacopo Zeno | 1418 | Venezia | IT |
| Giovanni Battista Zeno | 1439 | Venezia | ENIT |
| Caterino Zeno | 1440 | Venezia | ENIT |
| Niccolò Zeno | 1515 | Venezia | ENIT |
| Pietro Caterino Zeno | 1666 | Venezia | |
| Apostolo Zeno | 1668 | Venezia | ENIT |
| Pierluigi Zeno | 1934 | Gattinara | IT |
| Roberto Zeno | 1959 | Napoli | IT |
| Giuseppe Zeno | 1976 | Cercola | ENIT |
| Piero Zeno | Venezia | ENIT |
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.
Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Zeno.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Zeno was recorded between 1830 and 1912.