The Dambrosio surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,275 people carried this name — #7,763 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,154 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dambrosio surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From the personal name Ambrosio.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Dambrosio» (English) and «D'Ambrosio» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 45 people named Dambrosio live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 45

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 35 people named Dambrosio.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Gard.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Gard 15
Calvados 7
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Paris 1
Vaucluse 1
Essonne 1
Val-de-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Dambrosio in American newspapers,
1896–1944.

Newspaper page from The Scranton Tribune carrying the name Dambrosio
The Scranton Tribune 1896-11-14
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Dambrosio
Daily Kennebec Journal 1920-11-16
Newspaper page from L'Araldo = The Herald carrying the name Dambrosio
L'Araldo = The Herald 1944-05-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,463 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dambrosio in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1990s.

451 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dambrosio. The most, 355, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 205.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Northern Territory 362
ACT (Canberra) 46
Victoria 16
New South Wales 13
Queensland 11
South Australia 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dambrosio.

In the public record

People named Dambrosio,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,206 records

2,206 records of the Dambrosio name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,281
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 383
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 256
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 176
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 47
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph V. D'Ambrosio

    Born 1922 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; stenographer from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margherita D'Ambrosio

    Arrived at New York in 1898 aboard the Burgundia from Naples, aged 56; farmer. From Sicignano Degli Albu, Salerno, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ralph D'Ambrosio

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1888, died 1974; buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,206 records for Dambrosio in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France86 records

86 records of the Dambrosio name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Ernestine D'Ambrosio

    Born 1898 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes); died 1981 in Fréjus (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francesco D'Ambrosio

    Born 1938 in Italy; died 2000 in Montmélian (Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Roland D'Ambrosio

    Born 1924 in Marseille; died 1998 in Mimet (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 86 records for Dambrosio in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Dambrosio name in Australia
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Percy G. D'Ambrosio

    Former manager of Clayton, Victoria; died 1956.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Pasqualina D'Ambrosio

    Died 1999; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Marcello D'Ambrosio

    Died 2001; buried at Woden Mausoleum, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Dambrosio in Australia.

Counts: ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Dambrosio name in the United Kingdom Stirling Council burial records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Adamo D'Ambrosio

    Died 1990, aged 83; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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