Cognome

Geraci

The strongest concentration of Geraci in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 397 of 447 arrivals (89 percent) originating there.

447

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

100

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 447

Top regione

Sicilia

397 of 447
89 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 12

12 to 40

40 to 119

119+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

15 regioni represented

Sicilia39789%
Calabria266%
Campania92%
Puglia20%
Abruzzo20%
Basilicata20%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Piemonte10%
Emilia-Romagna10%
Molise10%
Sardegna10%
Lombardia10%
Marche10%
Lazio10%
Toscana10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Palermo
58
Provincia PA
Caccamo
36
Provincia PA
Petralia Sottana
35
Provincia PA
Castrofilippo
19
Provincia AG
Condrò
17
Provincia ME
Messina
15
Provincia ME
Resuttano
13
Provincia CL
Cerda
13
Provincia PA
Petralia Soprana
12
Provincia PA
Valledolmo
12
Provincia PA
Termini Imerese
12
Provincia PA
Casteldaccia
10
Provincia PA
Caltanissetta
9
Provincia CL
Bompietro
9
Provincia PA
Alimena
9
Provincia PA

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Palermo	PA	58
Caccamo	PA	36
Petralia Sottana	PA	35
Castrofilippo	AG	19
Condrò	ME	17
Messina	ME	15
Resuttano	CL	13
Cerda	PA	13
Petralia Soprana	PA	12
Valledolmo	PA	12
Termini Imerese	PA	12
Casteldaccia	PA	10
Caltanissetta	CL	9
Bompietro	PA	9
Alimena	PA	9

Persone notevoli

Notable Geraci on Wikipedia

Benedetto Geraci
EN
1590 · Gerace
Bernardo Geraci
1825 · Termini Imerese
Gaetano Geraci
1868 · Palermo
Luciano Geraci
IT
1877 · Petralia Sottana
Francesco Geraci
IT
1889 · Campo Calabro
Vincenzo Geraci
IT
1891 · Messina
Vittorio Geraci
IT
1918 · Cerda
Tommaso Geraci
EN
1931 · Sclafani Bagni
Giovanni Geraci
1945 · Bologna
Domenico Geraci
IT
1954 · Palermo
Mauro Geraci
1962 · Palermo
Michele Geraci
EN IT
1966 · Palermo
Max Geraci
1973 · Messina
Carlo Geraci
1976 · Como
Marco Geraci
IT
1982 · Palermo

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Benedetto Geraci	1590	Gerace	EN
Bernardo Geraci	1825	Termini Imerese
Gaetano Geraci	1868	Palermo
Luciano Geraci	1877	Petralia Sottana	IT
Francesco Geraci	1889	Campo Calabro	IT
Vincenzo Geraci	1891	Messina	IT
Vittorio Geraci	1918	Cerda	IT
Tommaso Geraci	1931	Sclafani Bagni	EN
Giovanni Geraci	1945	Bologna
Domenico Geraci	1954	Palermo	IT
Mauro Geraci	1962	Palermo
Michele Geraci	1966	Palermo	EN IT
Max Geraci	1973	Messina
Carlo Geraci	1976	Como
Marco Geraci	1982	Palermo	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 geraci

2 US arrivals

Geracci

5 US arrivals

Geracio

2 US arrivals

Geracile

1 US arrivals

Geracino

1 US arrivals

Gerace

162 US arrivals

Geraco

2 US arrivals

Geraca

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 Geraci.

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