Cognome

Gallina

The strongest concentration of Gallina in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 67 of 137 arrivals (49 percent) originating there.

137

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 137

Top regione

Sicilia

67 of 137
49 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 20

20+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia6749%
Campania1914%
Calabria1914%
Lazio75%
Molise54%
Veneto54%
Puglia32%
Piemonte32%
Toscana21%
Lombardia21%
Liguria11%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol11%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia11%
Marche11%
Emilia-Romagna11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Nicosia
16
Provincia EN
Resuttano
13
Provincia CL
Palermo
10
Provincia PA
Carini
9
Provincia PA
Napoli
7
Provincia NA
Reggio di Calabria
5
Provincia RC
Terrasini
4
Provincia PA
Faeto
3
Provincia FG
Bisacquino
3
Provincia PA
Ceprano
3
Provincia FR
Montecilfone
3
Provincia CB
Giano Vetusto
3
Provincia CE
Catanzaro
3
Provincia CZ
Pastorano
2
Provincia CE
Treviso
2
Provincia TV

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Nicosia	EN	16
Resuttano	CL	13
Palermo	PA	10
Carini	PA	9
Napoli	NA	7
Reggio di Calabria	RC	5
Terrasini	PA	4
Faeto	FG	3
Bisacquino	PA	3
Ceprano	FR	3
Montecilfone	CB	3
Giano Vetusto	CE	3
Catanzaro	CZ	3
Pastorano	CE	2
Treviso	TV	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Gallina on Wikipedia

Ludovico Gallina
EN IT
1752 · Brescia
Vincenzo Gallina
EN IT
1795 · Ravenna
Gallo Gallina
EN IT
1796 · Cremona
Sigismondo Gallina
1800 · Cremona
Stefano Gallina
IT
1802 · Torino
Giacinto Gallina
IT
1852 · Venezia
Giovanni Gallina
EN IT
1852 · Torino
Francesco Gallina
1861 · Asti
Giacinto Gallina
1863 · Milano
Luigi Gallina
1865 · Enna
Sebastiano Gallina
EN IT
1873 · Cortemilia
Attilio Gallina
IT
1888 · Casale Monferrato
Mario Gallina
EN IT
1889 · Trieste
Giovanni Gallina
EN IT
1892 · Casale Monferrato
Carlo Gallina
IT
1895 · Garbagna Novarese

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Ludovico Gallina	1752	Brescia	EN IT
Vincenzo Gallina	1795	Ravenna	EN IT
Gallo Gallina	1796	Cremona	EN IT
Sigismondo Gallina	1800	Cremona
Stefano Gallina	1802	Torino	IT
Giacinto Gallina	1852	Venezia	IT
Giovanni Gallina	1852	Torino	EN IT
Francesco Gallina	1861	Asti
Giacinto Gallina	1863	Milano
Luigi Gallina	1865	Enna
Sebastiano Gallina	1873	Cortemilia	EN IT
Attilio Gallina	1888	Casale Monferrato	IT
Mario Gallina	1889	Trieste	EN IT
Giovanni Gallina	1892	Casale Monferrato	EN IT
Carlo Gallina	1895	Garbagna Novarese	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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Galina

4 US arrivals

Gallin

1 US arrivals

Gallinaro

7 US arrivals

Gallinari

5 US arrivals

Gallinati

1 US arrivals

Gallino

20 US arrivals

Gallini

9 US arrivals

Gallinatti

5 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 Gallina.

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