Genova Family History
Genova Name Meaning
Italian: habitational name from Genoa (Italian Genova) in
Liguria, which during the Middle Ages was one of the great seaports of
the Mediterranean and a flourishing mercantile and financial
center. The origin of the name of the city is uncertain. It has been
associated with Latin janua ‘door’, but is more probably of
pre-Roman origin. The surname in its various forms is distributed
throughout southern Italy, Genova and Genovese being
particularly common in Calabria and Sicily.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Genova Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Genova families
 12 - 22  5 - 11 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Genova families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Genova families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Genova Family Origin
Genova Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Genova
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Genova Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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