Cognome
Cilia
The strongest concentration of Cilia in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 17 of 25 arrivals (68 percent) originating there.
25
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
11
Comuni of
origin
5
Regioni
represented
1
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Sicilia
17 of 25
68 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Cilia line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Cilia arrivals came from Sicilia, most often from the provincia of Ragusa. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Cilia from Sicilia
Most often from Ragusa (RG)
Each generation between
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Persone notevoli
Notable Cilia on Wikipedia
Lucio Cilia
1954 · Marghera
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucio Cilia | 1954 | Marghera |
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.
Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Cilia.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Cilia was recorded between 1830 and 1912.