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Castiglia

The strongest concentration of Castiglia in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 73 of 124 arrivals (59 percent) originating there.

124

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 124

Top regione

Sicilia

73 of 124
59 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 22

22+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Sicilia7359%
Calabria1915%
Campania108%
Lazio86%
Molise32%
Liguria32%
Puglia11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Veneto11%
Basilicata11%
Piemonte11%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%
Abruzzo11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciara
11
Provincia PA
Cerda
10
Provincia PA
Sciacca
8
Provincia AG
Merì
7
Provincia ME
Roccasecca
7
Provincia FR
Aliminusa
6
Provincia PA
Cefalù
4
Provincia PA
Palermo
4
Provincia PA
Napoli
4
Provincia NA
Castelbuono
4
Provincia PA
Nicosia
3
Provincia EN
Castiglione Cosentino
3
Provincia CS
Messina
3
Provincia ME
Cosenza
3
Provincia CS
San Lucido
3
Provincia CS

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciara	PA	11
Cerda	PA	10
Sciacca	AG	8
Merì	ME	7
Roccasecca	FR	7
Aliminusa	PA	6
Cefalù	PA	4
Palermo	PA	4
Napoli	NA	4
Castelbuono	PA	4
Nicosia	EN	3
Castiglione Cosentino	CS	3
Messina	ME	3
Cosenza	CS	3
San Lucido	CS	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Castiglia on Wikipedia

Pietro Castiglia
IT
1808 · Palermo
Benedetto Castiglia
1811 · Palermo
Salvatore Castiglia
IT
1819 · Palermo
Luigi Castiglia
1843 · Palermo
Pietro Castiglia
IT
1902 · Palermo
George Castiglia
IT
1981 · Roma
Ivan Castiglia
EN IT
1988 · Cosenza
Luca Castiglia
EN IT
1989 · Ceva

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Pietro Castiglia	1808	Palermo	IT
Benedetto Castiglia	1811	Palermo
Salvatore Castiglia	1819	Palermo	IT
Luigi Castiglia	1843	Palermo
Pietro Castiglia	1902	Palermo	IT
George Castiglia	1981	Roma	IT
Ivan Castiglia	1988	Cosenza	EN IT
Luca Castiglia	1989	Ceva	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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Di castiglia

1 US arrivals

Castigli

10 US arrivals

Castigliano

9 US arrivals

Castigliani

2 US arrivals

Castiglio

18 US arrivals

Castigklia

3 US arrivals

Castigline

1 US arrivals

Castiglino

1 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 Castiglia.

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