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Alessi

The strongest concentration of Alessi in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 273 of 355 arrivals (77 percent) originating there.

355

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

105

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 355

Top regione

Sicilia

273 of 355
77 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 8

8 to 27

27 to 82

82+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia27377%
Emilia-Romagna185%
Calabria144%
Marche93%
Basilicata72%
Lazio72%
Campania72%
Abruzzo51%
Toscana41%
Piemonte31%
Molise31%
Lombardia21%
Veneto10%
Puglia10%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Marianopoli
35
Provincia CL
Valledolmo
27
Provincia PA
Messina
23
Provincia ME
Menfi
23
Provincia AG
Palermo
17
Provincia PA
Gualtieri
16
Provincia RE
Nicosia
11
Provincia EN
Licata
9
Provincia AG
Ciminna
8
Provincia PA
Mussomeli
8
Provincia CL
Castrofilippo
8
Provincia AG
Cianciana
6
Provincia AG
Melilli
6
Provincia SR
Palazzo Adriano
6
Provincia PA
Prizzi
6
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Marianopoli	CL	35
Valledolmo	PA	27
Messina	ME	23
Menfi	AG	23
Palermo	PA	17
Gualtieri	RE	16
Nicosia	EN	11
Licata	AG	9
Ciminna	PA	8
Mussomeli	CL	8
Castrofilippo	AG	8
Cianciana	AG	6
Melilli	SR	6
Palazzo Adriano	PA	6
Prizzi	PA	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Alessi on Wikipedia

Galeazzo Alessi
EN IT
1512 · Perugia
Mario Alessi
IT
1854 · Palma di Montechiaro
Giuseppe Alessi
1855 · Giarre
Alessio Alessi
1857 · Palermo
Giuseppe Alessi
IT
1867 · Catania
Rino Alessi
IT
1885 · Cervia
Guido Alessi
IT
1890 · Roma
Edoardo Alessi
1897 · Aosta
Giuseppe Alessi
EN IT
1905 · San Cataldo
Maria Luisa Alessi
1911 · Falicetto
Antonino Alessi
IT
1912 · Messina
Antonio Maria Alessi
IT
1915 · Rosà
Maria Alessi Catalano
IT
1915 · Catania
Carlo Alessi
IT
1916 · Gravellona Toce
Giulio Alessi
1916 · Padova

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Galeazzo Alessi	1512	Perugia	EN IT
Mario Alessi	1854	Palma di Montechiaro	IT
Giuseppe Alessi	1855	Giarre
Alessio Alessi	1857	Palermo
Giuseppe Alessi	1867	Catania	IT
Rino Alessi	1885	Cervia	IT
Guido Alessi	1890	Roma	IT
Edoardo Alessi	1897	Aosta
Giuseppe Alessi	1905	San Cataldo	EN IT
Maria Luisa Alessi	1911	Falicetto
Antonino Alessi	1912	Messina	IT
Antonio Maria Alessi	1915	Rosà	IT
Maria Alessi Catalano	1915	Catania	IT
Carlo Alessi	1916	Gravellona Toce	IT
Giulio Alessi	1916	Padova

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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D'alessi

5 US arrivals

D alessi

4 US arrivals

Di alessi

2 US arrivals

Alessio

127 US arrivals

Alessia

8 US arrivals

Alesi

85 US arrivals

Alessini

2 US arrivals

Alesso

44 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 Alessi.

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