The Digiovanni surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,487 people carried this name — #7,420 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,433 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Digiovanni surname

Anglicized spelling of Italian Di Giovanni.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «DiGiovanni» (English), 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 90 people named Digiovanni 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 Córdoba.

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

Where they live today

Córdoba 47
Buenos Aires Province 31
City of Buenos Aires 12

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 33 people named Digiovanni.

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

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Corsica 12
Bouches-du-Rhône 10
Aisne 1
Isère 1
Moselle 1
Yvelines 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

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

In print

Digiovanni in American newspapers,
1901–1920.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Digiovanni
New-york Tribune 1905-10-11
Newspaper page from Wood County Reporter carrying the name Digiovanni
Wood County Reporter 1901-02-28
Newspaper page from Draugas carrying the name Digiovanni
Draugas 1920-11-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Digiovanni,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Benjamin DiGiovanni 1929–2020

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Digiovanni,
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 States1,973 records

1,973 records of the Digiovanni name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,032
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 392
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 280
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 181
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 39
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph J. Digiovanni

    Born 1915 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1944 at New Cumberland; electrician from Philadelphia County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1949, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    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 Antonia Digiovanni

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Koenig Albert from Genoa and Naples, aged 9; farm laborer. From Palazzo Adriano, Palermo, Italy; bound for Chicago.

    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 Leonard Digiovanni

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 1999; buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 1,973 records for Digiovanni 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).

France101 records

101 records of the Digiovanni 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 Francis Sauveur Gaetan Digiovanni

    Born 1927 in Marseille; died 1998 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sabine Sophie Digiovanni

    Born 1961 in Cannes; died 1995 in Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes).

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

    Born 1931 in Marseille; died 1998 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 101 records for Digiovanni 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).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Digiovanni name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Nicolo B. Digiovanni

    Arrived in Victoria in 1899 aboard the Ormuz, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Giovanni B. Digiovanni

    Arrived in Victoria in 1899 aboard the Ormuz, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Panfilo Di Giovanni

    Will registered in Tasmania in 1982.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Digiovanni in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Digiovanni name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Coffrini Dominico di Giovanni

    Died 1844 in Rotterdam, aged 24.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Giovanni Carlo Guiseppe di Giovanni

    Married in 1937 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Giovanni Carlo Giuseppe di Giovanni

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Digiovanni in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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