Cognome

Cristiano

The strongest concentration of Cristiano in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 142 of 389 arrivals (37 percent) originating there.

389

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

132

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 389

Top regione

Basilicata

142 of 389
37 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 14

14 to 43

43+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

14 regioni represented

Basilicata14237%
Calabria10026%
Campania7118%
Sicilia205%
Puglia195%
Abruzzo133%
Molise82%
Piemonte41%
Lazio31%
Lombardia31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Toscana21%
Marche10%
Veneto10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Castelgrande
74
Provincia PZ
San Fele
18
Provincia PZ
Rapone
16
Provincia PZ
Napoli
16
Provincia NA
Carpanzano
11
Provincia CS
Grumo Nevano
10
Provincia NA
Grumo Appula
9
Provincia BA
Catanzaro
9
Provincia CZ
Cosenza
7
Provincia CS
Potenza
6
Provincia PZ
Pozzuoli
6
Provincia NA
Marzi
6
Provincia CS
Bella
6
Provincia PZ
Stigliano
6
Provincia MT
Candela
6
Provincia FG

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Castelgrande	PZ	74
San Fele	PZ	18
Rapone	PZ	16
Napoli	NA	16
Carpanzano	CS	11
Grumo Nevano	NA	10
Grumo Appula	BA	9
Catanzaro	CZ	9
Cosenza	CS	7
Potenza	PZ	6
Pozzuoli	NA	6
Marzi	CS	6
Bella	PZ	6
Stigliano	MT	6
Candela	FG	6

Persone notevoli

Notable Cristiano on Wikipedia

Matteo Cristiano
IT
1616 · Castelgrande
Rocco Cristiano
IT
1884 · Sasso di Castalda
Renato Cristiano
1926 · Roma
Flavia Cristiano
1953 · Firenze
Giuseppe Cristiano
1967 · Caserta
Domenico Cristiano
EN IT
1976 · Ravenna
Andrea Cristiano
EN IT
1984 · Chivasso
Giuseppe Cristiano
IT
1990 · Melfi

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Matteo Cristiano	1616	Castelgrande	IT
Rocco Cristiano	1884	Sasso di Castalda	IT
Renato Cristiano	1926	Roma
Flavia Cristiano	1953	Firenze
Giuseppe Cristiano	1967	Caserta
Domenico Cristiano	1976	Ravenna	EN IT
Andrea Cristiano	1984	Chivasso	EN IT
Giuseppe Cristiano	1990	Melfi	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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Cristianno

4 US arrivals

Cristian

2 US arrivals

Cristiani

30 US arrivals

Cristiana

3 US arrivals

Cristinziano

4 US arrivals

Cristia

1 US arrivals

Christiano

2 US arrivals

Cristiania

2 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 Cristiano.

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