Cognome

Gerardi

The strongest concentration of Gerardi in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 82 of 265 arrivals (31 percent) originating there.

265

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 265

Top regione

Sicilia

82 of 265
31 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 8

8 to 25

25+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Sicilia8231%
Basilicata8030%
Calabria3112%
Campania249%
Lazio145%
Puglia73%
Toscana62%
Molise42%
Piemonte42%
Veneto31%
Abruzzo31%
Emilia-Romagna31%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Lombardia10%
Marche10%
Liguria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

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

Avigliano
35
Provincia PZ
Sciacca
25
Provincia AG
Palermo
16
Provincia PA
Armento
14
Provincia PZ
Isnello
14
Provincia PA
Catanzaro
10
Provincia CZ
Marsala
9
Provincia TP
Potenza
8
Provincia PZ
San Fele
7
Provincia PZ
Amaseno
5
Provincia FR
Faeto
5
Provincia FG
Bella
5
Provincia PZ
Petilia Policastro
4
Provincia KR
Cervinara
4
Provincia AV
Stazzema
4
Provincia LU

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Avigliano	PZ	35
Sciacca	AG	25
Palermo	PA	16
Armento	PZ	14
Isnello	PA	14
Catanzaro	CZ	10
Marsala	TP	9
Potenza	PZ	8
San Fele	PZ	7
Amaseno	FR	5
Faeto	FG	5
Bella	PZ	5
Petilia Policastro	KR	4
Cervinara	AV	4
Stazzema	LU	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Gerardi on Wikipedia

Pietro Paolo Gerardi
EN
1633 · Roma
Bonaventura Gerardi
IT
1826 · Limone sul Garda
Alberto Gerardi
1889 · Roma
Vito Gerardi
1896 · Avigliano
Fulvio Gerardi
1909 · Roma
Giulio Gerardi
EN IT
1912 · Vinadio
Roberto Gerardi
EN IT
1919 · Roma
Gerardo Gerardi
1942 · Foggia
Massimo Gerardi
1966 · Italia
Antonio Gerardi
EN IT
1968 · Potenza
Francesca Gerardi
IT
1984 · Ceccano
Federico Gerardi
EN IT
1987 · Pordenone

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Pietro Paolo Gerardi	1633	Roma	EN
Bonaventura Gerardi	1826	Limone sul Garda	IT
Alberto Gerardi	1889	Roma
Vito Gerardi	1896	Avigliano
Fulvio Gerardi	1909	Roma
Giulio Gerardi	1912	Vinadio	EN IT
Roberto Gerardi	1919	Roma	EN IT
Gerardo Gerardi	1942	Foggia
Massimo Gerardi	1966	Italia
Antonio Gerardi	1968	Potenza	EN IT
Francesca Gerardi	1984	Ceccano	IT
Federico Gerardi	1987	Pordenone	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.

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De gerardi

1 US arrivals

Gerardis

1 US arrivals

Gerardino

3 US arrivals

Gerardini

1 US arrivals

Gerardo

65 US arrivals

Gerarda

5 US arrivals

Di gerardo

1 US arrivals

Gherardi

34 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 Gerardi.

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