Cognome

Barreca

The strongest concentration of Barreca in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 69 of 100 arrivals (69 percent) originating there.

100

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 100

Top regione

Sicilia

69 of 100
69 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 21

21+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

8 regioni represented

Sicilia6969%
Calabria2323%
Emilia-Romagna22%
Campania22%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Liguria11%
Abruzzo11%
Piemonte11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Castelbuono
21
Provincia PA
Lascari
14
Provincia PA
Reggio di Calabria
11
Provincia RC
Isnello
5
Provincia PA
Palermo
4
Provincia PA
Belmonte Calabro
4
Provincia CS
Petralia Sottana
3
Provincia PA
Bompietro
3
Provincia PA
San Lorenzo
3
Provincia RC
Casteldaccia
3
Provincia PA
Aliminusa
3
Provincia PA
Cefalù
2
Provincia PA
Gerace
2
Provincia RC
Geraci Siculo
2
Provincia PA
Alimena
2
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Castelbuono	PA	21
Lascari	PA	14
Reggio di Calabria	RC	11
Isnello	PA	5
Palermo	PA	4
Belmonte Calabro	CS	4
Petralia Sottana	PA	3
Bompietro	PA	3
San Lorenzo	RC	3
Casteldaccia	PA	3
Aliminusa	PA	3
Cefalù	PA	2
Gerace	RC	2
Geraci Siculo	PA	2
Alimena	PA	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Barreca on Wikipedia

Filiberto Barreca
IT
1918 · Piscopio
Ferruccio Barreca
IT
1923 · Roma
Giuseppe Barreca
1974 · Reggio Calabria
Alessandra Barreca
IT
1989 · Genova
Antonio Barreca
EN IT
1995 · Torino

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Filiberto Barreca	1918	Piscopio	IT
Ferruccio Barreca	1923	Roma	IT
Giuseppe Barreca	1974	Reggio Calabria
Alessandra Barreca	1989	Genova	IT
Antonio Barreca	1995	Torino	EN IT

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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Barrecca

2 US arrivals

Barreco

4 US arrivals

Barre

1 US arrivals

Barrecci

1 US arrivals

Barrea

16 US arrivals

Barrca

4 US arrivals

Barreo

1 US arrivals

Barrecchia

11 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 Barreca.

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