Cognome

Formica

The strongest concentration of Formica in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 70 of 135 arrivals (52 percent) originating there.

135

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 135

Top regione

Sicilia

70 of 135
52 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 21

21+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia7052%
Calabria2216%
Abruzzo107%
Campania107%
Puglia86%
Piemonte54%
Marche54%
Lazio21%
Liguria21%
Molise11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

San Pier Niceto
15
Provincia ME
Floridia
7
Provincia SR
Messina
7
Provincia ME
San Vito Chietino
6
Provincia CH
Siracusa
5
Provincia SR
Monopoli
5
Provincia BA
Settingiano
5
Provincia CZ
Augusta
4
Provincia SR
Gizzeria
4
Provincia CZ
Bassignana
4
Provincia AL
Montoro
4
Provincia AV
Polistena
4
Provincia RC
Melilli
4
Provincia SR
Milazzo
3
Provincia ME
Reggio di Calabria
2
Provincia RC

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
San Pier Niceto	ME	15
Floridia	SR	7
Messina	ME	7
San Vito Chietino	CH	6
Siracusa	SR	5
Monopoli	BA	5
Settingiano	CZ	5
Augusta	SR	4
Gizzeria	CZ	4
Bassignana	AL	4
Montoro	AV	4
Polistena	RC	4
Melilli	SR	4
Milazzo	ME	3
Reggio di Calabria	RC	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Formica on Wikipedia

Andrea Formica
IT
1812 · Alessandria
Luigi Formica
1896 · Ferrara
Rino Formica
EN IT
1927 · Bari
Giuseppe Formica
IT
1928 · Gardone Val Trompia
Piero Formica
IT
1943 · Genova
Costantino Formica
1945 · Palma Campania
Agostino Formica
IT
1946 · Terranova Sappo Minulio
Marina Formica
1959 · Roma
Paola Formica
IT
1962 · Milano
Alessandra Formica
EN IT
1993 · Augusta

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Andrea Formica	1812	Alessandria	IT
Luigi Formica	1896	Ferrara
Rino Formica	1927	Bari	EN IT
Giuseppe Formica	1928	Gardone Val Trompia	IT
Piero Formica	1943	Genova	IT
Costantino Formica	1945	Palma Campania
Agostino Formica	1946	Terranova Sappo Minulio	IT
Marina Formica	1959	Roma
Paola Formica	1962	Milano	IT
Alessandra Formica	1993	Augusta	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.

Read guide

Formicaro

1 US arrivals

Formici

3 US arrivals

Formico

3 US arrivals

Formi

3 US arrivals

Formichi

1 US arrivals

Forminca

1 US arrivals

Formicola

40 US arrivals

Formia

15 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 Formica.

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