Cognome

Galati

The strongest concentration of Galati in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 124 of 254 arrivals (49 percent) originating there.

254

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 254

Top regione

Sicilia

124 of 254
49 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 12

12 to 37

37+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

10 regioni represented

Sicilia12449%
Calabria9537%
Campania104%
Abruzzo83%
Lazio73%
Puglia52%
Basilicata21%
Marche10%
Toscana10%
Lombardia10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Cinisi
28
Provincia PA
Polia
20
Provincia VV
Filadelfia
20
Provincia VV
Partinico
16
Provincia PA
Tortorici
14
Provincia ME
Palermo
10
Provincia PA
San Cipirello
9
Provincia PA
San Nicola da Crissa
9
Provincia VV
Carini
8
Provincia PA
Patti
5
Provincia ME
Vallelonga
5
Provincia VV
Giardinello
5
Provincia PA
Guardavalle
5
Provincia CZ
Sannicola
4
Provincia LE
Acquaro
4
Provincia VV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Cinisi	PA	28
Polia	VV	20
Filadelfia	VV	20
Partinico	PA	16
Tortorici	ME	14
Palermo	PA	10
San Cipirello	PA	9
San Nicola da Crissa	VV	9
Carini	PA	8
Patti	ME	5
Vallelonga	VV	5
Giardinello	PA	5
Guardavalle	CZ	5
Sannicola	LE	4
Acquaro	VV	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Galati on Wikipedia

Vito Giuseppe Galati
IT
1893 · Vallelonga
Giovanni Galati
EN IT
1897 · Napoli
Giuseppe Galati
1922 · Leonforte
Michele Galati
IT
1952 · Verona
Rocco Galati
EN
1959 · Calabria
Giuseppe Galati
IT
1961 · Catanzaro
Carmelo Galati
IT
1975 · Palermo
Marco Galati
IT
1983 · Corigliano Calabro

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Vito Giuseppe Galati	1893	Vallelonga	IT
Giovanni Galati	1897	Napoli	EN IT
Giuseppe Galati	1922	Leonforte
Michele Galati	1952	Verona	IT
Rocco Galati	1959	Calabria	EN
Giuseppe Galati	1961	Catanzaro	IT
Carmelo Galati	1975	Palermo	IT
Marco Galati	1983	Corigliano Calabro	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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Galatti

3 US arrivals

Galatina

2 US arrivals

Galatico

1 US arrivals

Galato

22 US arrivals

Galata

10 US arrivals

Galate

4 US arrivals

Galats

1 US arrivals

Galatiolo

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 Galati.

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