Cognome

Drago

The strongest concentration of Drago in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 174 of 251 arrivals (69 percent) originating there.

251

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 251

Top regione

Sicilia

174 of 251
69 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 5

5 to 17

17 to 52

52+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia17469%
Calabria2610%
Campania146%
Liguria83%
Piemonte73%
Abruzzo62%
Lombardia42%
Puglia31%
Molise21%
Veneto21%
Lazio10%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Umbria10%
Basilicata10%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
29
Provincia PA
Alia
18
Provincia PA
Valledolmo
13
Provincia PA
Tusa
10
Provincia ME
Capaci
8
Provincia PA
Mineo
7
Provincia CT
Salemi
7
Provincia TP
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Sciacca
7
Provincia AG
Messina
6
Provincia ME
Melilli
6
Provincia SR
Davagna
6
Provincia GE
Lessona
5
Provincia BI
Salaparuta
5
Provincia TP
Tripi
5
Provincia ME

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	29
Alia	PA	18
Valledolmo	PA	13
Tusa	ME	10
Capaci	PA	8
Mineo	CT	7
Salemi	TP	7
Napoli	NA	7
Sciacca	AG	7
Messina	ME	6
Melilli	SR	6
Davagna	GE	6
Lessona	BI	5
Salaparuta	TP	5
Tripi	ME	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Drago on Wikipedia

Maria Drago
IT
1774 · Genova
Aurelio Drago
IT
1873 · Naso
Ernesto Drago
IT
1876 · Agrigento
Ciro Drago
IT
1895 · Sciacca
Nenè Centonze
1901 · Altamura
Ignazio Drago
IT
1902 · Naso
Ugo Drago
IT
1915 · Arborio
Antonino Drago
IT
1924 · Catania
Antonino Drago
IT
1938 · Rimini
Gianni Drago
1938 · Acqui Terme
Franco Drago
IT
1940 · Genova
Mario Drago
1940 · Lessona
Filippo Drago
EN
1954 · Enna
Giuseppe Drago
EN IT
1955 · Scicli
Giulio Drago
IT
1962 · Caltagirone

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Maria Drago	1774	Genova	IT
Aurelio Drago	1873	Naso	IT
Ernesto Drago	1876	Agrigento	IT
Ciro Drago	1895	Sciacca	IT
Nenè Centonze	1901	Altamura
Ignazio Drago	1902	Naso	IT
Ugo Drago	1915	Arborio	IT
Antonino Drago	1924	Catania	IT
Antonino Drago	1938	Rimini	IT
Gianni Drago	1938	Acqui Terme
Franco Drago	1940	Genova	IT
Mario Drago	1940	Lessona
Filippo Drago	1954	Enna	EN
Giuseppe Drago	1955	Scicli	EN IT
Giulio Drago	1962	Caltagirone	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 drago

1 US arrivals

Lo drago

1 US arrivals

Dragone

89 US arrivals

Dragoni

33 US arrivals

Dragoli

2 US arrivals

Dragona

2 US arrivals

Dragosa

1 US arrivals

Dragota

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 Drago.

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