Cognome

Garbarino

The strongest concentration of Garbarino in US arrival records points to Liguria, with 95 of 137 arrivals (69 percent) originating there.

137

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 137

Top regione

Liguria

95 of 137
69 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 10

10 to 29

29+

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Could your Garbarino line qualify for Italian citizenship?

The largest share of Garbarino arrivals came from Liguria, most often from the provincia of Genova. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).

The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.

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Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Liguria9569%
Veneto118%
Lombardia107%
Puglia54%
Campania43%
Emilia-Romagna32%
Toscana21%
Calabria21%
Sicilia11%
Basilicata11%
Molise11%
Abruzzo11%
Piemonte11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Torriglia
33
Provincia GE
Lorsica
20
Provincia GE
Montebruno
16
Provincia GE
Genova
15
Provincia GE
Torreglia
10
Provincia PD
Turbigo
8
Provincia MI
Lucera
5
Provincia FG
Rovegno
3
Provincia GE
Cicagna
3
Provincia GE
Rondanina
2
Provincia GE
Perito
1
Provincia SA
Aidone
1
Provincia EN
Massa
1
Provincia MS
Tribogna
1
Provincia GE
Chiavari
1
Provincia GE

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Torriglia	GE	33
Lorsica	GE	20
Montebruno	GE	16
Genova	GE	15
Torreglia	PD	10
Turbigo	MI	8
Lucera	FG	5
Rovegno	GE	3
Cicagna	GE	3
Rondanina	GE	2
Perito	SA	1
Aidone	EN	1
Massa	MS	1
Tribogna	GE	1
Chiavari	GE	1

Persone notevoli

Notable Garbarino on Wikipedia

Francesco Garbarino
EN IT
1607 · Genova
Giuseppe Garrassini Garbarino
IT
1885 · Loano
Carlo Garbarino
IT
1914 · Alessandria
Giuseppe Garbarino
IT
1937 · Portofino
Giovanna Garbarino
IT
1939 · Torino
Andrea Garbarino
IT
1948 · Milano
Carla Garbarino
IT
1961 · Genova

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Francesco Garbarino	1607	Genova	EN IT
Giuseppe Garrassini Garbarino	1885	Loano	IT
Carlo Garbarino	1914	Alessandria	IT
Giuseppe Garbarino	1937	Portofino	IT
Giovanna Garbarino	1939	Torino	IT
Andrea Garbarino	1948	Milano	IT
Carla Garbarino	1961	Genova	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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Garino

16 US arrivals

Garbarini

29 US arrivals

Garbarina

1 US arrivals

Garbarine

1 US arrivals

Garbardino

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 Garbarino.