Cognome

Catania

The strongest concentration of Catania in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 253 of 314 arrivals (81 percent) originating there.

314

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 314

Top regione

Sicilia

253 of 314
81 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 8

8 to 25

25 to 76

76+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Sicilia25381%
Campania206%
Calabria103%
Molise62%
Piemonte52%
Basilicata41%
Abruzzo41%
Liguria31%
Puglia31%
Lazio21%
Marche10%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Toscana10%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Sciacca
34
Provincia AG
Regalbuto
20
Provincia EN
Palermo
15
Provincia PA
Vita
12
Provincia TP
Castelvetrano
12
Provincia TP
Vicari
11
Provincia PA
Catania
11
Provincia CT
Trapani
8
Provincia TP
Mussomeli
8
Provincia CL
Messina
8
Provincia ME
Isola delle Femmine
7
Provincia PA
Sanza
6
Provincia SA
Mistretta
6
Provincia ME
Castroreale
6
Provincia ME
Misilmeri
6
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	34
Regalbuto	EN	20
Palermo	PA	15
Vita	TP	12
Castelvetrano	TP	12
Vicari	PA	11
Catania	CT	11
Trapani	TP	8
Mussomeli	CL	8
Messina	ME	8
Isola delle Femmine	PA	7
Sanza	SA	6
Mistretta	ME	6
Castroreale	ME	6
Misilmeri	PA	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Catania on Wikipedia

Sebastiano Catania
IT
1853 · Catania
Salvatore Catania
1921 · Palermo
Saverio Catania
IT
1935 · Trapani
Enzo Catania
IT
1940 · San Teodoro
Alfonso Catania
1945 · Italia
Nick Catania
EN
1945 · Castell'Umberto
Elio Catania
IT
1946 · Catania
Antonio Catania
EN IT
1952 · Acireale
Mario Catania
EN IT
1952 · Roma
Tony Catania
1965 · Catania
Maria Antonietta Catania
1970 · Napoli
Marcella Manghi Catania
1975 · Parma
Francesco Catania
1977 · Abbiategrasso
Cesare Catania
1979 · Milano
Simone Catania
1980 · Cantù

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Sebastiano Catania	1853	Catania	IT
Salvatore Catania	1921	Palermo
Saverio Catania	1935	Trapani	IT
Enzo Catania	1940	San Teodoro	IT
Alfonso Catania	1945	Italia
Nick Catania	1945	Castell'Umberto	EN
Elio Catania	1946	Catania	IT
Antonio Catania	1952	Acireale	EN IT
Mario Catania	1952	Roma	EN IT
Tony Catania	1965	Catania
Maria Antonietta Catania	1970	Napoli
Marcella Manghi Catania	1975	Parma
Francesco Catania	1977	Abbiategrasso
Cesare Catania	1979	Milano
Simone Catania	1980	Cantù

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 catania

2 US arrivals

Catani

24 US arrivals

Catalania

1 US arrivals

Cataniaro

1 US arrivals

Catanio

14 US arrivals

Catanie

1 US arrivals

Cania

8 US arrivals

Castania

3 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 Catania.

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